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dramatized

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past tense of dramatize

as in depicted

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Even the idyllic island on which the nymph Calypso (Charlize Theron) is keeping an amnesiac Odysseus when the film begins is depicted as a windswept sandbar that looks in danger of being washed away by a strong-enough storm.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 July 2026
While Street is depicted as a staunch professional in the show itself, Slavit observed that the camera consistently cut to her legs, servicing the male gaze and objectifying the character.

— Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

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Those impacted in that round of layoffs included 67 central office and network office workers, seven Chicago Teachers Union positions, and 87 employees represented by SEIU Local 73, nearly all of whom were crossing guards.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Medical students can complete their first two years, and sometimes more, without encountering a forensic pathologist or seeing the field meaningfully represented in their curriculum.

— Gregory McDonald, STAT, 13 July 2026

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But in the aftermath of recent accusations against the late leader, Alvarado decided to recut his doc to remove the moments in which Chavez is portrayed in an overly positive light as a civil rights hero.

— Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
The official Islamic Republic News Agency posted video that portrayed the launch of the strikes.

— Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 15 July 2026

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Even for those in the financial ‘elite’ that Newcastle hope to join soon, vast transfer spending has rendered sales increasingly integral.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026
The project was born from Hebden’s long-running Spotify playlist, which has swelled to more than 2,300 songs and 192 hours of music in its decade of existence, and whose title is also rendered in a perpetually changing string of Wingdings.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026

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While Kali’s protruding tongue is sometimes interpreted as a gesture of embarrassment or shame, the Rolling Stones’ logo reimagines it as a symbol of protest and antiestablishment sentiment.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
None of this should be interpreted as opposition to development.

— Todd Baisch, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

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The state medical examiner’s office performed an autopsy on July 7 and has been waiting for results from toxicology tests, Lynd said.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Laura Pausini, Nicole Scherzinger, IShowSpeed, and Robbie Williams also performed, and Tom Cruise made a special appearance.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026

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Florida’s Second Chance Act was enacted after years of collaboration among physicians, families affected by sudden cardiac arrest, legislators, athletic leaders, and advocacy organizations.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 July 2026
New Jersey enacted its assault weapons law in 1990 following a mass shooting at a California elementary school.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026

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