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portrait

[pawr-trit, -treyt, pohr-] / ˈpɔr trɪt, -treɪt, ˈpoʊr- /


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Here are some portrait highlights from the 2026 Festival of Books:

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

The Independent's reviewer, Nick Hilton, though, gave the "generation-defining show" four stars, saying it "paints a clear-eyed, unflattering portrait of modern America".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

John Galsworthy’s tales of an affluent family in Victorian and Edwardian England offer a vivid portrait of a vanished era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Within hours of her ouster, Bondi’s portrait had reportedly been pulled from the walls of the Justice Department.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Mr. Owen turned a page, and there was a portrait of Tansy, and in one arm Little Britches with her face turned to Tansy’s bosom.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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