big picture
Americannoun
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big pictures
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Adlam said her message to Burnham was to "look at the big picture for the country".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
In the big picture, however, there’s little evidence that AI has destroyed many jobs, economists say.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
The news on the battlefront and in the air war is bad enough for the Kremlin; the big picture looks even worse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
The big picture also includes ongoing declining enrollment — funding ultimately is linked to enrollment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
While I’m sure that no first lieutenant is going to be allowed to start a firefight without consulting superiors, the days when only senior officers had the big picture are over.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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