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portrayed

[pawr-treyd] / pɔrˈtreɪd /








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“We don’t want to be portrayed as: ‘Students don’t want to get B’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In “Back to the Future,” Tolkan portrayed Vice Principal Gerald Strickland, who surveyed the school’s halls with a whistle around his neck and a tardy slip burning a hole in his pocket.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

He said that Autonomy, founded by Mr Lynch, had not accurately portrayed its financial position during the purchase, but even if it had, HPE would still have bought the company, but at a reduced price.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Alyson Hannigan, who portrayed Willow, shared: “My Sweet Nicky, thank you for years of laughter, love and Dodgers … I love you.”

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Thus the technology of music, of all things, was satirically portrayed as the ultimate triumph of hard-hearted commerce over humanity.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall