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[dih-pikt] / dɪˈpɪkt /


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ITV said continued use of the set was needed to depict farming life and the Yorkshire countryside, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Flag patterns that follow a significant trend depict a short-term consolidation of that trend, and are often resolved in the same direction of the trend that followed them.

From MarketWatch Jul. 26, 2026

Best known is the series of four giant John Trumbull paintings—12 feet by 18 feet—that depict important scenes of the Revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Other than that, this wasn’t the decisive victory that some depict it as.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

Franz studies them in silence, occasionally nodding when I explain what they depict; he seems grateful to see them.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

One depicts a bison, while the other is commonly described as a mask.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

That painting depicts Christ on the cross, with a painter standing beneath him dressed in a mauve-pink-and-brown cloak.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

He took inspiration from paintings, including Alexandre Cabanel’s 1847 work “The Fallen Angel,” which depicts the devil after his fall from heaven.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

The famous work depicts a rural scene near the River Stour in Flatford, but it was actually painted in Constable's London studio.

From BBC Jul. 11, 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

Both had an underlying conservation message but drew viewers in with the colorful and chaotic worlds they depicted.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The Anthony Bourdain who is depicted in the new movie “Tony” isn’t the Anthony Bourdain who chef Eric Ripert knew over more than a decade of friendship.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Separately, UK actor Hannah Waddingham is depicted next to her "NHS surgeon beau", who the paper says has got a "Hollywood makeover".

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

In 1995, when he was asked to lecture about childhood as depicted in 18th-century British art, what surprised him was all the dogs pictured among the children.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The novelist Charles Dickens felt Malthus depicted poor people as less than human; in novels such as Oliver Twist, he sought to remedy that, making poor people well-rounded main characters.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

There would be a medal and a sculpture depicting hands reaching out toward a globe—a miniature replica of a piece that stands in front of the U.N. offices in Geneva.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

In 2023, an AI image depicting an explosion at the Pentagon briefly rattled the markets.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

This number includes coins depicting heads of state who were in office when the coin was originally issued, whether or not they were still there in 2024.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

When a volunteer decided to thumb through it recently, she discovered the original print depicting a swimming pool, signed by the artist, who died last month aged 88.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

He constructs small keepsake clocks for them depicting their favorite acts or performances.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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