portrait
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With unshowy grace Ms. Edebiri draws a subtle portrait of a young woman who doesn’t always feel comfortable revealing her sharp intellect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The day after she was sacked, her official portrait was thrown in the trash at the very building that had been her domain.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
I ended up with this cool portrait and priceless memories.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Compressing and occasionally revealing all that she has been through in “The Handmaid’s Tale” and before, what she manages to make Aunt Lydia is both Dorian Gray and his portrait.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
He crowds each page with questions, drawings, facts, observations, jokes—a portrait of a mind on fire.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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