portrait

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This Netflix documentary revisits the 2022 murder of a talented athlete, with director Marina Zenovich creating a sensitive portrait of the life lost and the grief of others in its wake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

It’s a swift portrait, painted with an old, fanned-out brush.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

The video also showed Kim presenting Lukashenko with a large mosaic vase bearing a portrait of the Belarusian, with the North Korean leader appearing to explain that crafting it involved around 30 seashells.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

In turn, Kim gave Lukashenko a sword and a vase featuring a portrait of the Belarusian leader.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The first thing that greeted them inside the house was a portrait of a large, jowly man with a pencil-thin mustache and thick glasses.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti