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The dotlike stencils aren’t dissimilar from the pointillism of Georges Seurat or the digital tricks of contemporary painters like Albert Oehlen and Jeff Elrod.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2017

In The Third Man, Harry Lime peered down from the top of a Ferris wheel at the dotlike people below, and asked who would really care if one of those dots were to stop moving.

From Time Magazine Archive

Taylor's uncanny ability to find dotlike islands in midocean, Sir Charles's comment after most flights consists of: "Bill's course, as usual, perfect."

From Time Magazine Archive