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If you think it’s intimidating playing someone that’s still alive, you should be in the same room and watching yourself portray him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
He had to portray Stallone but also the iconic character of Rocky, an immortal of pop culture.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Both approaches portray the mind as constantly seeking stability and predictability.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Other problems arise from overeager attempts to portray Philadelphia as the birthplace of various advancements while ignoring other places’ possible claims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
We’d come out here to meet Mr. Pinkerton, Mr. Bangs, and the helpful operative who was to portray the wandering book peddler.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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Ancient Egyptian artwork frequently portrays kings striking enemies with maces, but Campbell noted that the royal attendants buried at Abydos were not enemy combatants.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
She portrays both Erika’s brisk efficiency in managing her father’s affairs and, in a lower emotional register, her deep sadness about her brother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Meanwhile, “Musk” was recently joined in theaters by Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning,” in which Jeremy Strong portrays Zuckerberg as a soulless ghoul prioritizing clicks over user safety.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
But his new film, Primetime, takes him in a completely new direction - as he portrays the real-life host of American TV show, To Catch a Predator.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
“The Raft of the Medusa” portrays victims of a shipwreck, adrift on the sea without food or water, at the moment they signal to a distant ship.
From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell
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In his writings, he portrayed those who talked to him as the good guys and those who didn’t as the bad guys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Uniqlo's decision to row back on its sock price hike came as it sought to protect its status as a paragon of affordability portrayed in local media.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
The actor, who portrayed Pavel Chekov in the original “Star Trek” series, died at age 90 on Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
BAFTA-nominated actor, Josh O'Connor, who portrayed Prince Charles in Netflix's The Crown says he is "very honoured" by the speculation he could be the next James Bond.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
But Copernicus looks nothing like the image of Copernicus that appears in other sources, where he is always portrayed as young and clean-shaven.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Both Ms. Chastain and Mr. Hedlund have always seemed to know what projects to take and what roles to play and haven’t been allergic to portraying less-than-pleasant characters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
But what does it mean for you two as young queer actors to be portraying two young queer twins in the MCU?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Hitler also used the area as a backdrop for propaganda films portraying him as a lover of animals and nature.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
The actor, best known for portraying Nick Miller on the hit comedy series, is looking to part ways with the four-bedroom, four-bathroom property, which offers approximately 3,153 square feet of living space.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
From our balcony I can see a big billboard over the theater portraying this week’s movie.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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