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dramatizing

verb

present participle of dramatize

as in depicting

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Sacramento police have arrested two Sacramento men in connection with the theft of the bronze sculpture depicting Ben Ali, California’s first Kentucky Derby winner, in Old North Sacramento.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The camera lingers on the building’s triangular windows and towering bronze sculpture depicting hands passing a Torah from one generation to the next.

— Yael Buechler, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

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In a separate election traditionally dominated by independent candidates, Matúš Vallo, representing the opposition, was reelected for the third time as mayor of the capital, Bratislava.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Shi and Jan Paul Villanueva negotiated the deal for EST N8, with Balsamo and Demren representing Riva Studios.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

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Trump linked to an article portraying the Quebec victory as a setback for Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
What readers are saying The comments express strong criticism of JD Vance, portraying him as lacking moral integrity and political acumen.

— Dan Merica, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026

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Many voters have described their experiences on social media, with some falsely interpreting the troubles as attempts at election tampering to favor Republicans.

— Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Rafauli also drew on wabi-sabi, the Japanese philosophy that finds beauty in natural forms and imperfection, interpreting it through his own sculptural style.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026

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Halo 4, 5, and Infinite used sci-fi nonsense to transform him into this larger-than-life figure, rendering the rest of the UNSC largely powerless in the process.

— Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Earlier this year, Alta began powering all AI within Rent the Runway’s app—and Rent the Runway saw a 35% increase in engagement after integrating Alta’s styling and rendering capabilities.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

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In our moment of reckoning, most of the current momentum is going toward enacting social media bans for kids younger than 16.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Let them — especially the new governor, presumably Xavier Becerra — consider enacting new CEQA reforms, holding months of public hearings and ultimately compromising on a deal.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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After Maduro was deposed, Venezuela's highest court said Rodríguez could serve as acting president for up to 90 days -- an interim appointment that could be extended by the National Assembly for an additional 90 days.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
And when Dad got to the University of Southern California and briefly tried his hand at acting in the 1930s, casting directors rechristened him Lee Byron.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

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The Nasdaq-style Star50 index, set up by Xi to help finance China’s high-tech transformation, has been one of the world’s worst- performing tech gauges this year.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Energy is the best-performing sector in the S & P 500 in 2026, surging 55% in that time, as oil prices stay elevated due to the Iran war.

— Frank Holland, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

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