portrait
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Our critic said that the writer “creates a kaleidoscopic portrait of a generation of Jewish men and women.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Nine-year-old Sebastian paints a portrait of his family home, unable to comprehend that it no longer exists after the powerful quake that shattered western Colombia this week.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
As Bennett showed, the portrait we paint is indelible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
It was also the first color portrait I had ever painted, and it reassured me I had a gift.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The founder’s calm gaze had always been a comfort to her, but the portrait, too, was draped in a sheet.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
During the day, hunger strikers lie on mattresses under tarpaulins, with portraits of BR Ambedkar and freedom fighters behind them.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Under a blazing sun, clad in black and clutching portraits of their slain leader Ali Khamenei, Iranian pilgrims streamed across the border into Iraq to observe the Arbaeen, the most revered event in Shia Islam.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
However, there are still services today that offer “remembrance” or “bereavement” portraits for parents with children who have died.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
The attention here is on the emotional connection established between actors and audience through Ms. Goldberg’s bright-hued portraits of people reflecting on the odd byways of their lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
They have portraits of all the old, dead pastors on the walls.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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