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[dih-pikt] / dɪˈpɪkt /


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Villanueva, on the other hand, has sought to depict L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The stamps depict familiar scenes of Mary and Joseph travelling, baby Jesus, an angel, the shepherds and the Three Wise Men.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

RSI readings above 70 are believed to depict overbought conditions, which is a technical term that suggests buyers need some time to digest what they just accomplished.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

In two videos Van Orden posted to X and “Made with Grok Imagine,” X’s proprietary AI tool, depict Cooke as an indignant red duck.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

The artist arranged it so that the papers, when assembled, depict the fearless leader’s proud, defiant face.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

At one ski resort, state media depicts a Chinese DJ mixing electronic beats with “traditional ethnic melodies.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The ad depicts two grandparents enthusiastically hugging a young boy, but when they approach their granddaughter she appears unhappy about the exchange.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Though she, too, is a brilliant musician, the novel depicts her primarily as “a prodigy in living.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

It depicts how rising borrowing costs can weigh more heavily on shares of smaller companies.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

It depicts the American Revolutionas a liberation movement, a clean break not just from English domination but also from the historic corruptions of European monarchy and aristocracy.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The discovery of the lead moulds shows they were producing a "wide range" of brooches, which were functional items to fasten clothing, but often highly decorative and depicted animals.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Rocky moments of Jen and Zac’s marriage have been depicted on “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

They also depicted James’s life as smooth and sunny, despite his obsession with things that go bump in the night.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Astronomers have long depicted distant exoplanets with smooth, circular outlines.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

My own home life had never even remotely resembled the one depicted in Family Ties, which was probably why I loved the show so much.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Mbappe in September addressed a previous meme depicting him as a military dictator, in an interview with French sports newspaper L'Equipe.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Mr. Compton also directs the production, which is staged on a two-tiered unit set depicting a barnacle-encrusted old pier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

For Hodges, the question became how to convey that force without depicting it explicitly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Among the artifacts recovered from the site is an unusual ceramic vessel depicting a seated Peruvian hairless dog with humanlike features.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

On the walls were priceless tapestries, ancient and much faded, depicting the glory of the Old Empire of Ghis.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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