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paint

[peynt] / peɪnt /




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The latest protest was "more serious because this does not give the government an opportunity to paint this as a protest of one community," Mukhopadhyay said.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

That’s where I learned to paint and create pottery.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Zambada’s attorney has sought to paint a more complex portrait of his client, describing him in a sentencing memo as a product of circumstance from a difficult upbringing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Could you speak a little bit about what it’s been like to witness this campaign from the government to paint your brother in this way?

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

“The barracks are gray, Corrie, but we’ll paint them green! Bright, light green, like springtime.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Its listing certainly paints an impressive picture about the home’s many offerings, making quite the to-do about its “breathtaking views,” “lush tropical landscaping,” and “opulent” decor.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Zhang loved this aspect of Mexico, according to Alex, who paints a picture of a man drawn to risk and recklessness.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Akzo, home to brands such as Dulux, generated roughly 40% of its revenue from decorative paints last year, with performance coatings accounting for the rest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

A clown paints children's faces, music fills the air, as families spread picnic carpets across the grass.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

All the rooms—from the public areas to the guest suites—were brightly colored with the most extravagant drapes, paints, and fabrics in pink and green.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

It was the Penny Pictorial Magazine of 1900 that painted Osterberg's Dartford campus as "the one institution in the world which has for its single aim and object the production of physically perfect women".

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

She arranges four painted notebook covers together on her lap, forming a collage.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

In late 1914, an unknown hand reassembled fragments of stained and painted glass into a composite image.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Pink appears to have been a favorite hue for Plaza, with the primary bedroom painted a very pale rose, while the primary bathroom features fun lighting fixtures in a similar color.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

It was all there—all carved and nailed, all glued and painted.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

Andrade said she has started a landscaping project at her friend's house, which involves removing rocks, putting down grass and painting fences.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

She lived in a one-story house and worked painting pottery at the famed Madoura studio, which attracted Picasso and other French artists.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

A religious painting by an anonymous artist in colonial Bolivia highlights how the figure of Mary became a vehicle for symbols of indigenous belief while having an essential role in Christianization.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The prosecutor's office is already investigating a criminal complaint regarding the 958,000-euro renovation of the tower's surrounding 700-metre wall, for which workers were painting a brick-effect concrete facade instead of laying brick cladding.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Although he was ready to call it a day after so much excitement and emotion, it suddenly occurred to Duane that he never saw the finished painting.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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