portrait
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At the entrance of a sprawling military encampment some 100 kilometres away from Derna, a towering portrait of Haftar overlooked the scene.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
For the last few years, Jerome Powell would walk past a portrait of Arthur Burns on his way to his office, addressing him silently.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
“The Boys of Dungeon Lane,” Paul McCartney’s twenty-seventh post-Beatles studio album, is the portrait of an artist in his twilight, a rich assortment of storytelling and nostalgia befitting the world’s greatest living songwriter.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
In one photo from 1972, Lezley wears a leather necklace Saar made for what looks like a school portrait.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
The Mona Lisa of its day, the portrait was also famous for its smile, or half smile.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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