portray
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What on Earth possessed Nolan, a notoriously detail-oriented director, to tap the all-purpose flour of movie stars to portray one of the most storied heroes in literature?
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
And they are satisfying to portray, he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Rheon said make-up artists used heavy moisturiser to portray characters sweating - with the actual weather conditions "changeable" at best - as they filmed the BBC portrayal of Liz Jensen's bestselling novel.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
It’s difficult to portray yourself as an antiestablishment maverick when you’re going up against a man dressed as a bin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
I don’t have the words to explain to you how hard it is for me to sit and write this, to portray myself as if I were something special, as if I were not humble.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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Once she understands the character, Dalton examines how the actor portrays the words on the page.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
"A lot of commentary portrays Iran as having an almost unlimited amount of weaponry," says Jason Brodsky, policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Instead of presenting history as either flawless or irredeemably broken, she portrays the United States as an ongoing democratic experiment whose greatest strength lies in its ability to reform itself.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
In a Bicentennial print, the Luiseño artist Fritz Scholder portrays a Native American man clad in an inverted American flag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Any novel or play about the lower class will necessarily be alien to the culture it portrays.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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The show promises to teach Americans how to eat “real food,” presenting recognizable ingredients and home cooking as an antidote to a processed-food culture portrayed as artificial, addictive and imposed from above.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Mello, who also portrayed Lily Esposito on Ryan Murphy’s first television series, “Popular,” has appeared in projects including “Nothing Sacred” and “Tortilla Soup.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
On stage in “Danny,” the two portrayed volatile lovers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
She arrived in Albert Square with on-screen husband Mick, portrayed by Danny Dyer, when they became the new owners of the Queen Vic pub.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The press portrayed her as a star, making it sound as if she had won the case on her own.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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Ben Jones, the actor best known for portraying trusty mechanic Cooter Davenport on “The Dukes of Hazzard” before serving two terms in Congress as a representative from Georgia, has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway lead the cast as Odysseus and Penelope, with Tom Holland portraying their son Telemachus.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Sir Anthony is known for portraying psychotic serial killer Hannibal Lecter in the 1991 horror film The Silence Of The Lambs, for which he won an Oscar for Best Actor the following year.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
She regularly meets with American bankers and businessmen, portraying herself as a champion for foreign investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Or maybe it would come across as confidence, portraying a mystical belief that the scale wouldn’t betray him.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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