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portrait

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


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Everyone wears white, and an enlarged portrait of Paul sits on an easel overlooking the quad.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Folded into the cozy slide-show vibe of Magnason’s home videos and the carefully chosen archival footage, the movie plays like a scrapbook portrait in which home just happens to boast the grandest of backyards.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

He turned to speak directly to Theiling during the meeting in the city’s council chambers, adorned with a full-length portrait of George Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

This year, an empty chair bearing Ali Khamenei's portrait stood at the mausoleum.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

At the Louvre, well over one hundred thousand visitors filed past the portrait in the first forty-eight hours.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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