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Recent Examples of retouch
Ohtani failed to retouch second base while returning to first on a deep flyout by Freddie Freeman.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Clarke is an expert in the art of editing and retouching photos, and friends wanted his opinion of the image.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
Royal family Another official photograph involving Catherine, Princess of Wales was digitally manipulated, according to a leading photo agency, sparking a second royal retouching controversy.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Reality is retouched and run through filters, allowing some public figures to appear ageless while sparking unreasonable suspicions about those who don’t.
—Tiffany Hsu, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Clarke is an expert in the art of editing and retouching photos, and friends wanted his opinion of the image.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
Royal family Another official photograph involving Catherine, Princess of Wales was digitally manipulated, according to a leading photo agency, sparking a second royal retouching controversy.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Reality is retouched and run through filters, allowing some public figures to appear ageless while sparking unreasonable suspicions about those who don’t.
—Tiffany Hsu, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
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To complete the monochrome picture, which was styled by Annabelle Harron, Oprah polished things off with a pair of boots from the brand worn by Julia Roberts and her niece Emma Roberts, along with Selena Gomez and Katie Holmes.Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Behrends completes his process by polishing and buffing the sculpture before attaching it to the trophy.Bruce Martin, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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The Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver was reportedly fined for the fourth time this season, and his latest penalty is his most costly yet.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
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He was sentenced to eight years of prison and was fined nearly $9.4 million, CBC reported at the time.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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This conversation has been edited for length, clarity and continuity.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Disney declined comment on the nature of the specific storyline that was cut or how much was edited or removed, but confirmed its removal.Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2024
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Many defence agencies utilize these technologies to simulate battlefield conditions, allowing soldiers to hone their skills in safe yet challenging virtual settings.Kathleen Walch, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The three-ball is just a refined tool in his arsenal, one he’s worked tirelessly to hone.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
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The rhetoric coming from the White House was less hostile, but getting tough on China had become a political necessity for whoever was president, and the trade war only intensified.Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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By absorbing water from storms and flooding, wetlands can effectively reduce the risks and destructive effects of these disasters, which are intensifying and becoming more frequent because of a changing climate.Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
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Although the Fed's expected to trim its short-term, benchmark fed funds rate again by a quarter percentage point, many economists expect the central bank to signal a slower pace of rate cuts next year and revise its economic outlook.Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Early reports were that at least four people were killed, though police have since revised that figure to three.Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
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Mike Lipps reinforces this at Medallia with his six-question framework that comes from Patrick Lencioni’s The Advantage, which asks: What’s our purpose?Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Placing the Christmas Trees on the dunes reduces the number of trees going to the county landfill and helps reinforce the dunes.Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
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However, it has been reworked into a standalone series with no connections to that franchise.Joe Otterson, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Now that Ephemera is permanent, Monfort is reworking the proportion of archival material, initially accounting for around 90 percent of the items.Lily Templeton, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Retouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retouch. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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