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portrait

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


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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

Under his birth name, Anthony Benedetto, he was also a painter, and he had in hand a portrait to present to the Librarian of Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

As Bennett showed, the portrait we paint is indelible.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

I had just finished a portrait of Dorothy Dandridge, and he bought it right on the spot, making it my first commission.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Side by side, she and the widow turned and regarded the portrait of Edward Ashton.

From "The Unseen Guest" 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

His paintings, which look like a mashup of collage and stained glass, are immediate in their impact: Planes of saturated hues snap together in portraits, pictures of parties, and everyday scenes.

From The Wall Street Journal 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

Online users can log onto the webpage and browse through dozens of family portraits or a few oral interviews on the site, including that of the Gamboa family, which lived in the Bishop neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Inside were their portraits, inverted and reversed, all the dark made light and the light made dark.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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