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portrait

[pawr-trit, -treyt, pohr-] / ˈpɔr trɪt, -treɪt, ˈpoʊr- /


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It was also the first color portrait I had ever painted, and it reassured me I had a gift.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

But it’s also a savvy, deliberative portrait of leadership in a fractured time, with a unique takeaway: Knowing oneself is as essential to the job as knowing who one’s friends and enemies are.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

"The catastrophe occupies almost the entire image and yet somehow appears relegated to the background," the French daily said, adding the photo painted an uncomfortable portrait of a generation.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Published during the Depression, when hostility to Wall Street ran high, this rollicking portrait of the former era’s business titans was a hit that popularized the phrase of its title.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

She missed being able to see the portrait of Agatha Swanburne that hung on the wall behind Miss Mortimer’s desk.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Online users can log onto the webpage and browse through dozens of family portraits or a few oral interviews on the site, including that of the Gamboa family, which lived in the Bishop neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

However, like many other female artists, she was largely forgotten, as fashions changed and some of her portraits were re-attributed to male artists.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

However, there are still services today that offer “remembrance” or “bereavement” portraits for parents with children who have died.

From Slate Jul. 19, 2026

Painters also adopted European conventions emphasizing divine rule in imperial portraits, as in a posthumous one of Akbar with a halo and winged cherubs above him.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Dramatic black-and-white portraits of Hattie’s mother in various ballet productions line the hallway, along with a procession of Hattie’s school photos.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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