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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

He painted his first portrait at age 14 and was adept also in pastels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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

This year, however, an empty chair bearing his portrait stood at the mausoleum, according to footage broadcast from the site.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Or rather the portrait of you that Babci had painted almost eighty-five years ago.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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