enter the picture
idiom
: to be considered as part of a situation
Marriage never entered the picture until now.
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How early in the development of the show did bringing Billy back enter the picture?
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Adam B. Vary, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
Ideally, a strategic buyer who is happy to pay upward of 15-times NPS for this company would enter the picture, which is possible.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2024
This is where the broader finance function and the CFO enter the picture.
—Pwc Sustainability, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Some flickers of warmth start to enter the picture.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
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Adam B. Vary, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
Ideally, a strategic buyer who is happy to pay upward of 15-times NPS for this company would enter the picture, which is possible.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2024
This is where the broader finance function and the CFO enter the picture.
—Pwc Sustainability, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Some flickers of warmth start to enter the picture.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
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“Enter the picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enter%20the%20picture. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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