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illustration

[il-uh-strey-shuhn] / ˌɪl əˈstreɪ ʃən /




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The little boy adds a bright rainbow, a shining sun and a tall tree to his illustration, while other displaced children paint alongside him at a shelter in Pereira.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

A full-page illustration from a 13th-century manuscript is resplendent with lovely reds, greens and blues.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

An animated Gabriel the Toad character and an illustration of Nogbad firing a cannon at the Ice Dragon both fetched £4,200.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

But if your 18-year-old doesn’t need the money, they can roll the amount — in this illustration, about $174,000 in today’s dollars, net of taxes — over to a Roth IRA.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

A good illustration of the histories of trial and error involved is furnished by the development of gunpowder and gasoline from raw materials.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The local department of culture said the illustrations had already been returned to the library, the security of which had been improved.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

For those too young to appreciate Spark’s dry humor, the story is enhanced by Edward Gorey’s pleasantly unsettling illustrations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

He obtained a college degree, is employed as a drug counselor, and still finds time to give back to the people through his illustrations.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

Highlights include work by Norman Rockwell and Dorothea Lange, as well as a variety of manga, children’s book illustrations and comics.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Opening the book, I see the familiar illustrations and then the words: “But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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