portray
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She sought to portray them as sleazy and pointedly decided to lean into an argument of recent months about Englishness.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Sheen, 57, is acclaimed for his ability to convincingly portray a range of different personalities on screen, from Tony Blair to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor via Brian Clough.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
"Runaway Train" star Eric Roberts, who saw his own Cameo footage similarly distorted to portray him attacking Democrats over transgender issues, told AFP the statements "are not my words and do not represent my beliefs."
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
The union has accused De Beers management of attempting to portray the mine closure “as a sudden and unavoidable crisis,” when it has been aware for some time of the challenges facing the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
He didn’t care about his personal reputation if I chose to portray him inaccurately, he said, but he did care greatly about the harm any inaccuracy might do to his credibility in the medical world.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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"The Social Reckoning" portrays Zuckerberg as an adult, a role played by Jeremy Strong.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Pattinson portrays Hansen as a caricature of himself, accentuating the journalist’s unmistakable vocal cadence to remove any distance between “To Catch a Predator” and the man behind the show.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
“We remain fearless in identifying as Sikhs — even when our government portrays us as enemies,” the coalition wrote on X.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Pop culture portrays the rich as an elite few, akin to the Rockefellers and Carnegies of the Gilded Age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Instead, the typical illustration portrays a happy family scene, father and son smilingly preparing to apply the chemical to the lawn, small children tumbling over the grass with a dog.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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That version of the tech founder, portrayed by Jesse Eisenberg, is spiky and motormouthed, eager to climb the Ivy League social ladder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Patekar portrayed characters that would "remain etched in the memory of generations", Modi wrote on X, adding that his death had left "a vast void in the artistic world".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
In their speeches since the meeting, Fed officials have portrayed the hike as a cautious one.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
“The justice often publicly portrayed as unyielding and inflexible is, behind the scenes, the conservative who is uniquely adept at finding common ground on the most divisive issues.”
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
The press portrayed her as a star, making it sound as if she had won the case on her own.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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Copeland said she also watched films, read books and autobiographies and listened to podcasts to make sure she knew the world she was portraying.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Paul Reubens, the actor and comedian best known for portraying the character Pee-wee Herman on stage and screen, has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Bargatze catapulted to mainstream status after portraying a silly version of the famously reprehensible though widely respected George Washington on “SNL” without antagonizing anyone, least of all Washington.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
However, he said, the show avoided simply portraying AI as evil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The way American newspapers caricatured his portly build and bald head, portraying him like some stubby supervillain sprung from the pages of one of their ludicrous comic books.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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