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dramatized

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past tense of dramatize

as in depicted

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Some kids depicted in CSAM ads could not be matched, but ads overwhelmingly depicted preteen girls, TTP reported.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
Rome’s cultural superintendent, Claudio Parisi Presicce, said the grandeur of the port city as depicted in the fresco, with buildings, a theater and temple, public piazzas and towers, was particularly well conserved.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

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That was portrayed in some quarters as a mass exodus, one that would inevitably lead to the remainder of Newcastle’s best players departing as well — if not during the window just gone, then next summer.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Beatty portrayed River—the kindhearted fiancée of one of the siblings—until the play closed in June 2024.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Sep. 2026

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Still, its criticism of AI and robotics has been interpreted as a jab at the tech mogul, whose businesses include Tesla and the artificial intelligence company xAI, which developed the chatbot Grok.

— Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
His comments were widely interpreted as advocating a rate hike, though several key officials over the past few weeks have counseled a more patient approach.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

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Andy Williams, the pro wrestler known as The Butcher who performed in several promotions including All Elite Wrestling (AEW), died after suffering a medical emergency during a show.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Testing and inspections must be performed at the appropriate stages.

— Javier Campaña Minchong, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

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Russia and Ukraine have enacted a 72-hour temporary truce for the duration of the US envoys’ visits, specifically halting airstrikes on each other’s capitals, Kyiv and Moscow.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
The Alpine car came alive during qualifying, which was dominated by drivers seeking tows from other cars to minimize the drag factor being enacted on their cars on the long Monza straights.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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Coal, which still supplies about 53% of China's energy mix by Wang's estimate, acted as a crucial shock absorber, allowing the economy to substitute away from oil when prices spiked.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Kavanaugh oversees emergency requests from Missouri and acted on his own without referring the matter to the full court.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

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