portray
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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
The union has accused De Beers management of attempting to portray the mine closure “as a sudden and unavoidable crisis,” when it has been aware for some time of the challenges facing the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
In the Harry Potter movies, multiple actors portray the antagonist at various ages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
"The Tates are engaged in several businesses 'teaching' men how to earn money. It is in their interest to portray themselves on social media as uberwealthy," it adds.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The other actors and actresses all shifted around and looked uncomfortable, probably remembering all the awful things they’d said and wondering how I’d portray them and their secrets on-screen.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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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
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
Welsh actress and creator of Gavin and Stacey, Ruth Jones, portrays the "iconic" Mrs Bennet, with Richard E. Grant playing her husband, Mr Bennet.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
He tracks them down, travels with them, portrays them in all their unusual specificity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Still, I believe that this book as a whole truthfully portrays Fannie Sellins’s life and her commitment to working people.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
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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
Despite the way it is often portrayed in popular culture, 68% of the physicists surveyed said the Big Bang does not necessarily represent the beginning of time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 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
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
The press portrayed her as a star, making it sound as if she had won the case on her own.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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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
"The Odyssey", which follows Greek hero Odysseus on his long journey home after the Trojan War, stars Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway as Odysseus and Penelope, with Tom Holland portraying their son Telemachus.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Wedderbern said she had always believed the portrait may have been painted by Read, a distant relative of hers who specialised in portraying women and children.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
To Bateman, no amount of convincing mimicry changes the fact that an AI figure has never actually experienced the emotions it’s portraying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
As more scientists, writers, and others went public with their doubts, news coverage gradually shifted to portraying spirit communication as a likely hoax.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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