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a vivid representation in words of someone or something he gave us his definition of the perfect romantic evening on the town

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Recent Examples of definitions Next to each reading is a question mark icon that, when pressed, offers basic definitions for the reading. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026 As agents accumulate conversation history, retrieved documents, memory, system instructions, tool definitions and execution state, interactions can progressively become larger and more expensive. — Pritam Debnath, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Li considers how her characters define failure and success, and how these definitions affect John and Adelaide, neither of whom achieve fame. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026 Those discussions addressed definitions, online marketplaces, collection access, reuse and repair, responsible end markets and producer identification and exemptions. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 Jaggers told the city’s Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee on Tuesday that the study shows the current infrastructure in Crown Center meets the statutory definitions of blight and conservation to support the use of a TIF. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026 Unlike cornrows or two-strand twists, which have clear, specific definitions, goddess braids are more nebulous. — Eden Stuart, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026 For a chameleon, an actor who spent a lifetime resisting other people’s definitions of him, that might be the ultimate paradox. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 Below are some common baseball terms and what their definitions would be on the roads. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 4 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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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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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

Definition of pictures

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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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