expansive
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Its rigorous order and deep perspective, enhanced by the receding lines of ship masts and rail tracks along the expansive quay, address his motif in a style apropos of its modern subject.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
In 2014, Rivera-Amador and Hollinquest founded the Radical Monarchs in Oakland — giving girls and gender expansive youth of color ages 8 through 13 a safe space to practice self-love, sisterhood and activism.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
From the expansive photo archives of his living room to a midnight shoot in the industrial heart of Chinatown, Reynaldo Rivera reveals the ghosts of Old Hollywood and the messy humanity captured in his lens.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
One major reason for the expansive search is that the shale boom that turned the U.S. into the world’s largest oil producer could be slowing.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
The number 85 jersey around his expansive chest nicely matched his earring with the numeral 85 embossed in gold.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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