out of the picture
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A gloved hand comes out of the picture to grab them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
With the Egypt superstar out of the picture, the top scorer in Liverpool's current squad is Cody Gakpo with just 50 Reds goals.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
The biopic of chef Anthony Bourdain focuses on his younger formative years, leaving the dark ending to his life out of the picture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
But based on Thursday’s price action, investors appear to be betting aggressively that much of the pain is now in the rearview mirror with Situational Awareness out of the picture.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Get Käthe out of the picture before anything happens—that makes sense.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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