portrayal
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He owned his portrayal of Gurney Halleck in “Dune” so completely that nobody blinked when he dashed into a battle scene bellowing mightily while clutching a pug, of all things.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Besides the distinguished Starfleet officer, Stewart is also known for his portrayal of Professor Charles Xavier in the “X-Men” franchise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
He says the portrayal of Mr. Macron “in diabolical terms by both right and left is, as far as I’m concerned, terribly unfair.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
She won an Academy Award for best supporting actress for playing Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love in 1999, and became internationally recognised for her portrayal of "M", James Bond's boss.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Set in a poverty- and drug-stricken African-American fishing community in the South, Porgy and Bess was notable for its sympathetic but clear-eyed portrayal of underclass life.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
"The more you're exposed to those portrayals, as members of the public, it becomes just part of life, and how you see the world."
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Adds Miyashita: "These puzzles beckon our curiosity. After all, spiral forms in nature have inspired human creations ranging from rotini pasta, to a barber's pole or even portrayals of the biblical 'Tower of Babel'."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Notably, the show didn’t hook viewers with sex or other salacious material but, rather, plausible portrayals of greed and motivating vindictiveness.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Most of the characters are flat and the portrayals stagey, starting with Mr. Grammer’s gruff but likable Fairfax.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Fortunately, today’s scientists, historians, and art collectors have rediscovered and acknowledged her work for what it is: amazingly beautiful, accurate portrayals of insect metamorphoses and ecosystems.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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Academy Awards, List 6
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