portrait
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The day after she was sacked, her official portrait was thrown in the trash at the very building that had been her domain.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
I ended up with this cool portrait and priceless memories.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Compressing and occasionally revealing all that she has been through in “The Handmaid’s Tale” and before, what she manages to make Aunt Lydia is both Dorian Gray and his portrait.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
The space agency has released images from Orion that included a full portrait of Earth, featuring its deep blue oceans and billowing clouds.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
“Allan Gindi, Frieda Cohen...and was that Rabbi Maimon? Because he looks very little like his portrait out in the front lobby, let me tell you.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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