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portrait

[pawr-trit, -treyt, pohr-] / ˈpɔr trɪt, -treɪt, ˈpoʊr- /


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Not far from the Guthrie guitar is a panoramic portrait of the Kuromi family, posing amid a flower farm that stood where Los Feliz Boulevard is now.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Everyone wears white, and an enlarged portrait of Paul sits on an easel overlooking the quad.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The total fertility rate of 1.57 is a snapshot statistic, not a portrait of any particular woman’s life, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

This year, an empty chair bearing Ali Khamenei's portrait stood at the mausoleum.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Just days before Maggie left for her tutor’s home, Elisha arranged for an artist to paint her portrait.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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