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portray

[pawr-trey] / pɔrˈtreɪ /


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The indictments — along with a civil lawsuit and grand jury testimony referenced in motions to dismiss the charges — portray Brooks and Smyles as the main drivers of the fights.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

They portray him as the mastermind of a scheme of illicit enrichment.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Getting that recognition required her to portray a chauvinist’s version of a sitcom character that was beneath her on a show about another show.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

“New Humans” refuses to condemn innovation for its harms, but also doesn’t portray any step forward as an unalloyed good.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

In the rest of this book, I have tried to portray the scholarly consensus—the ideas that most researchers in the field believe—while giving due recognition to dissenters.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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