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The film has even entered the best picture Oscar conversation.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Under a picture of the King on the front page, the paper says he is "facing increasing demands for slavery apology".
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
At the Los Angeles Zoo, patrons can bring a picture of their late companion animals to display on a community altar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
Taken together, the discoveries at Shanidar Cave paint a complex picture of Neanderthal life 75,000 years ago.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Anna May had said her ba was irked about the picture.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
That's not always clear in pictures of African Americans that were taken in the early days of photography nearly two centuries ago.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
"He said he would see the pictures and videos."
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Among the scrubbed photos were reportedly wedding pictures she shared in March to promote the musician’s song “dirty wedding dress.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
During the experiments, participants viewed pictures of faces and everyday objects while EEG equipment recorded their brain activity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Maggie picked up her phone and scrolled through the pictures she had just taken of E. That was the reason she was late.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Each is pictured with a white child they cared for.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
The former health secretary is also pictured front and centre of the Metro, paired with the headline "Hancock and bull".
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Ayrton Senna is pictured on the grid speaking to members of his Lotus team before the 1986 race, which he won from pole position.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The photo on the left shows the left side of Stephen Gilbert's head pictured without the prosthetic ear; you can see small implants which will enable the ear to attach to his head.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Nate closed his eyes and pictured Papa’s face.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
"Zoning out happened regularly, picturing scoring and winning, what the opposition would be like - hoping they were rubbish so we could have an easy stroll," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
“I’d been picturing myself on the national team for three years.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
But picturing your future self—and mentally “traveling back” to who you are now—has been shown to increase savings behavior, according to a 2024 study published in the Journal of Consumer Research.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 25, 2026
She toured some schools that happened to be cold or rainy, which kept her from fully picturing herself having a good experience there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
She could anticipate his shrug, and, picturing him, laughed, perhaps the worst thing she could have done.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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