subject matter

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The server's moderators said posting about such subject matter would get him banned, and he never returned.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Curet tells BBC Newsbeat she did feel "a lot of pressure" portraying a young Emma and taking on a serious subject matter, but was "so excited and proud" to be part of the production.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Over and over again, he seduces us with color, engages us with delectable subject matter, and then stuns us with his overwhelming pictorial intelligence and inventiveness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

But what makes “The Drama” daring isn’t just its subject matter.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

A nationalistic approach also began informing his choice of subject matter, especially after the Germans defeated the French in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall