out of the picture
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This simplification can leave hundreds of potentially critical reactions out of the picture.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Medicare prescriptions looks limited, while Novo Nordisk’s ziltivekimab is now effectively out of the picture, after the drug failed to reduce risk of heart attack or stroke in a late-stage clinical trial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
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 pain itself was so much a matter of course that it had vanished out of the picture, as if by a process of cancellation.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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