character sketch

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Noun
  • As for landing on the moon, that future mission — known as Artemis III — is still under development with SpaceX and could theoretically launch as soon as 2028, but as Time pointed out in a recent in-depth profile on Artemis II, that's not something many experts feel confident about.
    Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The shape of the ear-tips was given an oval profile to provide a more comfortable fit in the ear canal and an effective acoustic seal.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • When Leo breaks his leg and Pia is allowed into the wider world to take over his shady delivery business, Pia begins to ask questions about her family’s past and the secrets her father may be hiding.
    Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
  • With his car in the shop, Audrey drives Eli to work and school and the two grow closer as Audrey comes to grips with an abusive childhood and Eli wrestles with his shady past.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The last time a significant number of people tuned into California‘s low-frequency race for governor was in October, when Porter’s political obituary was being written in bold type.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • More from The Providence Journal Find the latest obituaries here.
    Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Washington — Federal Reserve officials convene this week at a pivotal moment in the US central bank’s 112-year history, with a series of historic events putting a spotlight on their ability to set interest rates without political interference.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
  • This is the moment history will ask about.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Seife is not committing pathography.
    James Gleick, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2021
Noun
  • Taking either path never appealed to Mann, who was determined to deliver justice to Short in his compassionate chronicle of her brief life.
    Nathan Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Soft-spoken, optimistic and resilient, Wyatt published and edited The Villager, a weekly chronicle of East Austin and its people.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Character sketch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/character%20sketch. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.

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