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portraitures

noun

plural of portraiture

as in portraits

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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Colorful embroidery decorated Bluemarble’s washed blue jeans, while printed portraits were seen on Undercover’s jeans and key chains dangled from Vetements’ jeans with unraveled hems.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Monks and ordinary Tibetans are forced to replace portraits of previous Dalai Lamas and even traditional thangkas with portraits of Xi Jinping and Mao Zedong.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

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Here are some highlights with official descriptions courtesy of the folks at Comic-Con.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Several immigration enforcement operations in the US over the last year have resulted in fatalities –– with initial descriptions from authorities of clashes between agents and suspects later contradicted by video evidence.

— Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

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His wartime propaganda cartoons, for example, included stereotypical and racist depictions of Japanese people.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Stretching nearly 70 meters, the embroidery contains more than 620 people and 737 animals across 58 scenes, including striking depictions of battle and its aftermath.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 10 July 2026

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