portray
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It's a Sin actor Callum Scott Howells, who stars as Henry Paget in Madfabulous, previously said it was a "genuine honour" to portray the fifth Marquess of Anglesey.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Some viewers who know Muskoka are proud of the fact that “Sterling Point” is actually letting the place portray itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Barrett’s stories portray the practice of science, as one character puts it, “bent by loneliness and longing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Most crucial to the story, however, was finding a way to portray Bourdain’s struggles between the dark and light sides of the restaurant business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
And I couldn’t help but smile, imagining what a thrill it would be for the lucky detective who got to dress up in one of Mr. Bangs’s clever disguises and portray the wandering book peddler.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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“We remain fearless in identifying as Sikhs — even when our government portrays us as enemies,” the coalition wrote on X.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
It portrays the young woman in a white gown, seated on a sofa inside a room with red walls adorned with paintings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Sometimes he portrays her as a shrew, whining last year about how he’d be “in trouble” if he forgot to mention their anniversary during a speech.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
The film portrays how it began to dawn on her what she had taken on when she entered competitions in the run up to the Games.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
This 1805 Benjamin West painting, Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky, portrays Franklin as a scientific hero.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Trump has long portrayed AI as crucial for maintaining America's technological, economic and security lead over China, whose President Xi Jinping is due to visit the White House next week.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
“But then you get to meet him in person — he’s a great guy, bro. … Nothing like we portrayed him.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The financial industry is often portrayed as singularly competitive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
His fight later became the subject of a Netflix movie called Worth, in which he was portrayed by the actor Stanley Tucci.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Their features were portrayed accurately enough to identify their stage of development.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Bargatze catapulted to mainstream status after portraying a silly version of the famously reprehensible though widely respected George Washington on “SNL” without antagonizing anyone, least of all Washington.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
However, he said, the show avoided simply portraying AI as evil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Years after “Game of Thrones” ended in 2019, Harington reunited with HBO for its gritty finance drama “Industry,” portraying a complicated tech CEO.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 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
Those who knew Malcolm X Shabazz personally wanted to be sure that the negative myth around his memory would be erased by portraying the truths of his mission, and the depth of his heart.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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