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illustration

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




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"For me that is such a stark illustration of the way the Church was involved in the slave trade," she says.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

The little boy adds a bright rainbow, a shining sun and a tall tree to his illustration, while other displaced children paint alongside him at a shelter in Pereira.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Around her stood people in T-shirts with the same illustration featured on the church’s bulletin that week: a phoenix representing Boyle Heights rising from the flames of a hellish warehouse.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

An illustration of the three responses from the bacteria when the nanoplastics come into contact with the biofilm.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

There they can be fruitfully active in less risky work: illustration, typographic design, industrial design, and interior design, for example.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

Nearly one in five teens already own a Cash App card, Templeton said, and the company allows users to customize their cards with colors, self-made illustrations and glow-in-the-dark features.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

"It does have beautiful illustrations in it and some pages that fold out to show you they were using exact measurements of some of the monuments in Greece."

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

For those too young to appreciate Spark’s dry humor, the story is enhanced by Edward Gorey’s pleasantly unsettling illustrations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

He obtained a college degree, is employed as a drug counselor, and still finds time to give back to the people through his illustrations.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

With the help of a dictionary, Robbie had read five pages in a morning and then given up and made do with the illustrations instead.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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