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still life

NOUN
inanimate object painting or photo
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Lutnick’s testimony this past week, like Bondi’s, is thus operating as a still life in what happens when the law becomes inert.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

He instructed Harnett to select from among Abbe’s own possessions for the still life, and Harnett chose objects that reveal the comfortable, cultured aspects of his client’s life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

And it continues to be popular today, with dramas and TV shows like Traitors showing there is still life in the murder-mystery format.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

Barcelona-born, Riverola takes photos that span fashion, still life, landscape and architecture, all with a sense of ease and compassion.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024

And get this: hotfoot becomes hotfoots, and still life becomes still lifes.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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