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portraitures

noun

plural of portraiture

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a vivid representation in words of someone or something the author's meticulous portraiture of a small Midwestern town at the turn of the century

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Inspired by archival photographs of alpine pioneer and early Moncler collaborator Lionel Terray, each is captured in bold portraits wearing reimagined versions of signature Moncler outerwear and accessories.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Then, Nourry sculpted their portraits using her free interpretations.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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Another executive said companies also get around export controls by altering product descriptions on government paperwork.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
According to character descriptions provided by the streamer, Mantzoukas plays Lambros, a local store owner and occasional looter of the treasures unearthed at the dig site.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

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Lev also added that some online portrayals of rage retreats miss the work that happens beyond the screaming.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
During an interview with writer Tina Brown (below), Charles Spencer responded to one of the journalist’s questions about fictional portrayals of his late sister, the Princess of Wales, who famously died in 1997 at age 36 amid a high-speed car crash.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2026

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Much of what’s in the movie is taken straight from Huxley, who despite the novelistic nature of his endeavor often presents real evidence alongside his creative depictions of events.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Chen initially resisted the rainbow-like chromatic aberration familiar from other screen depictions of superpowers.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

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Al Hassan remembers showing a group of visitors TAMM’s feature for taking pictures and reporting potholes.

— Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
The men appear to have developed a close relationship and often share pictures together on their socials, including posing together at the 2021 Los Angeles premiere of the Peter Jackson’s Beatles miniseries Get Back (see above).

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026

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