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painting

[peyn-ting] / ˈpeɪn tɪŋ /




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He also hasn’t been able to make needed repairs to his house, such as painting the outside trim.

From The Wall Street Journal

In most cases the “mummy portraits”—as the paintings are called—came to be pried or detached from the full mummy by excavators, archaeologists or thieves.

From The Wall Street Journal

Though she’s skilled at painting and photography, she’s most widely known for assemblage, the art of juxtaposing miscellaneous items to form a single cohesive work.

From Los Angeles Times

They have proposed cuts to services including reduced school cleaning and grounds maintenance, stopping road line painting on residential streets and ceasing sheltered housing support contributions.

From BBC

"Children began to gather where we were painting. So, I asked them if they'd like to hear a story. They all said 'yes'," Nagi recounts.

From BBC