in the picture
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Details of the base—and the risks Israel took to establish and protect it—help fill in the picture of how the country managed to fight an air campaign against an enemy around 1,000 miles away.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Zambia "remains very interested", Pais said, but "the United States is no longer in the picture, at least for now."
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
For some of today’s college athletes, school isn’t in the picture.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
A figure appears in the picture, moving through a valley.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
He looked older than in the picture Richard had seen, closer to seventy than sixty, but his was an elegant aging; his strides were long and his chin firm.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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