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illustration

[il-uh-strey-shuhn] / ˌɪl əˈstreɪ ʃən /




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As Supreme Court justices prepare their ruling, Americans got a vivid illustration of the policy at work in the form of star US striker Folarin Balogun, who scored twice in the 4-1 rout over Paraguay.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Once a cartoonist for his grammar school’s newspaper, he often returned to illustration as an outlet to connect visual art with the written word, producing series in response to poetry by C.P.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

But this is only a memory — a child’s version of an experience, filmed with all of the bright colors and simple setups of an illustration in a storybook.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Traditionally, storyboarding is done by hand or digital illustration through a collaboration between directors and storyboard artists.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Hunting techniques provide another illustration of these differences.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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