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Other than that, this wasn’t the decisive victory that some depict it as.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Singaporean photographer Aik Beng Chia used an image generator to depict the lives of transgender people in the city-state's Bugis street, then known as a red-light district, in the 1970s and 80s.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
From early in his career, Sarris wanted to depict Indians as he knew them, rather than as Hollywood depicted them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
It raises questions of structural integrity: When you depict a character like her as the antagonist of a show’s very likable heroine, you cannot then treat that antagonist as a heroine herself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
In fact, while many US history books depict George Washington as a heroic Founding Father and a surveyor too, Indigenous peoples do not think of him that way.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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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
It is the first time the artefact, which depicts events leading up to the Battle of Hastings and Norman Conquest of England in 1066, has returned to the UK in more than 900 years.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Another depicts a tragic hero who longs to fly but possesses only one wing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
This 1815 lithograph depicts the scandalous adultery trial of the Reverend Henry Ward Beecher.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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“As depicted, the comments made in the video do not reflect the views or values of the IAM Union,” the spokesperson said in a statement Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
One creator recently posted affiliate-marketing videos that depicted her AI twin using products from Rare Beauty, the cosmetics brand founded by actress and pop star Selena Gomez.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Video from the podcast showed Paxton seated in front of a fireplace and mantle that were nearly identical to those depicted in the home’s online real estate listing.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
From early in his career, Sarris wanted to depict Indians as he knew them, rather than as Hollywood depicted them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
She’d liked the map of Kerch best, a whimsical drawing of their island nation, surrounded by mermaids swimming in the True Sea and ships blown along by winds depicted as fat-cheeked men.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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“Drayton and Mackenzie,” Alexander Starritt’s third novel, starts by depicting these two men as they pursue divergent career paths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Never mind that countless PBS documentaries have had no trouble realistically depicting revolutionary-era America without AI; Netflix is innovating.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Young lived in the Neath Valley and painted Welsh nature, depicting scientifically accurate birds and botanical specimens onto clay.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Click here for a graphic depicting differences and similarities in dementia risk across different countries.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
He's very much involved with depicting his neighborhood and environment in a positive manner.
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
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