portrait
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It makes for a terrifying portrait of a family falling apart.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
The obverse or heads side of the 50p features the official coin portrait of King Charles III.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
In contrast to the article’s portrait of a formless contest, recent polling portrays a race that is becoming more structured.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
Fukada's quiet portrait of solitude and thwarted love in rural Japan with his "Nagi Notes" is one of three Japanese movies in the 22-strong main competition in Cannes, the world's biggest film festival.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Standing before this portrait, he writes, you feel like “a schoolboy before a duchess.”
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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