big picture
Americannoun
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big pictures
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"The big picture is that our results tell a very consistent story," he said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
The big picture is an economy that, going forward, has “sort of a touch of malaise,” said Jason Furman, an economics professor at Harvard who was chief economic adviser to President Barack Obama.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Times with a big picture of me, sort of denouncing me.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
In the big picture — what this all means to Major League Baseball — this series makes no difference.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
It was dangerous to not pay attention and not think about the big picture, but it was equally dangerous to finally understand what was going on and not do something about it.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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