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The biopic of chef Anthony Bourdain focuses on his younger formative years, leaving the dark ending to his life out of the picture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
But a review of FLAG’s finances, donor operations and online donation network reveals a less celebratory picture.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Next door in Uganda, a country that also reported infections in May, the picture is entirely different.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
But based on Thursday’s price action, investors appear to be betting aggressively that much of the pain is now in the rearview mirror with Situational Awareness out of the picture.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
I pull out my phone and show her a picture of Mav.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
At the border fence, parents sought reassurance from those returning, showing them pictures of their loved ones and asking for news.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Lamy said he loved to take pictures in his free time and his passion was street photography.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
She laughs off critics who post pictures of her with devil horns, saying she’s really just a PTA mom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
A radio telescope like the giant Lovell dish catches radio signals from distant stars, galaxies and planets in space, turning them into pictures and scientific data.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
He especially liked the books with pictures, for they seemed to say much more in far fewer words.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
As Season 2 begins, Chris and Diarra have settled into coupledom, which is precisely what Diarra thought she wanted, but nothing like she pictured it would be.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Black holes are often pictured as unstoppable cosmic gluttons.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
The Roper twins were pictured on the big screen cheering.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Perhaps he pictured a shared meal, clinking glasses and maybe a nostalgic movie on the sofa before comfortably sinking into slumber and loud farting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
I pictured what it would mean for him to ask Major General Dickson.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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
That’s what I was doing my whole childhood — picturing myself onstage in front of people, entertaining them but also entertaining myself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
Stop picturing a standard vending machine with rotating coils and falling snacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
My mind turns over this concept, picturing a caller doing what Theo did, sitting by the telephone, picking up and replacing a receiver over and over again, all through the night.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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