portray
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"Runaway Train" star Eric Roberts, who saw his own Cameo footage similarly distorted to portray him attacking Democrats over transgender issues, told AFP the statements "are not my words and do not represent my beliefs."
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Current and former Hilltop Youth interviewed by The Wall Street Journal portray themselves as servants of a divine cause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
In the Harry Potter movies, multiple actors portray the antagonist at various ages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Health insurers portray themselves as providers of “safe, timely, evidence-based, affordable, and efficient care.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
In the rest of this book, I have tried to portray the scholarly consensus—the ideas that most researchers in the field believe—while giving due recognition to dissenters.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Pattinson portrays Hansen as a caricature of himself, accentuating the journalist’s unmistakable vocal cadence to remove any distance between “To Catch a Predator” and the man behind the show.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
“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
CBS’s upcoming legal drama “Cupertino,” premiering next month, portrays tech giants as Goliaths against a team of scrappy attorneys taking up the causes of those wronged by them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Charlie Hunnam, who appeared in the third installment of “Monster,” portrays her wealthy but ultimately unfortunate father Andrew Borden, and Rebecca Hall plays his second wife, Abby Borden.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Objects he’s got, color he’s learning, but he's still feeling dissatisfied with the way he portrays the human figure.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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The landlord portrayed itself as a tech company and snagged a private valuation of $47 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Before his foray into Spider-Man-related projects, Cage portrayed Johnny Blaze in the 2007 movie “Ghost Rider” and its sequel, “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The story, as it were, centers on a woman named Lisa Blupey, portrayed by stage veteran Jessica Vosk, who runs a small business selling socks but is drowning in financial statements and malfunctioning A.I.-powered platforms.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
This is an underdog story worthy of Rocky, the boxer portrayed by Sylvester Stallone in the film franchise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Many are portrayed pierced with arrows, and gouges in the rock indicate cave-dwellers may have flung spears at the painted game.
From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell
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Rhys said he first saw the play as a student in London more than 30 years ago and dreamed of portraying Burton ever since.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
For both actors, the script presented physical challenges in portraying the bodily changes their characters undergo over the years.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
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
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
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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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 4
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