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a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera
a coworker handed around some vacation pics
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Below, a primer on what to know about this primate pic for Paramount from The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey.
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2024
Look for Audrey's story on Sarah's new album coming out — complete with some gorgeous pics of Sarah in The Continental — in a couple of weeks.
—The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
This rom-com may surprise you (in the best way), so don't judge it by its profile pic!
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
In retrospect, couldn’t Matlock have just opened the email attachment and snapped a pic with her phone?
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 13 Dec. 2024
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2024
Look for Audrey's story on Sarah's new album coming out — complete with some gorgeous pics of Sarah in The Continental — in a couple of weeks.
—The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
This rom-com may surprise you (in the best way), so don't judge it by its profile pic!
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
In retrospect, couldn’t Matlock have just opened the email attachment and snapped a pic with her phone?
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 13 Dec. 2024
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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Gomez also showed off the jewel on her Instagram Stories, sharing a single photo of herself holding a red purse with red bling as her diamond — believed to be estimated at approximately $225,000 — stole the show.Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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Her blue-gray eyes darted over the various exhibits displaying pieces of her culture and history: a photograph of her uncle fishing, a miniature Nause-Waiwash longhouse and a taxidermied white muskrat.Andrea Durán, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
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From the whimsical to the extraordinary, the photographs offer a glimpse into the heart of Nashville in 2024.Randall Greenwell, The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
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In 2023, nearly three in ten flights arrived more than 15 minutes late, according to Eurocontrol's 2024 data snapshot.Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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In the sweet snapshot shared to Seymour’s Instagram Stories (above), Luna matched her grandma in a pleated silver two-piece set while Willa opted for a strapless burgundy dress.Michelle Lee, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Pic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pic. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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