big picture
Americannoun
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big pictures
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In the big picture, AI’s impact on job numbers has been “very muted right now,” said ADP Chief Economist Nela Richardson.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
"The big picture is stagnation," says Jonathan Cribb, deputy director of the IFS.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Adlam said her message to Burnham was to "look at the big picture for the country".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
A few tenths of a percentage point won’t alter the big picture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
As if my humiliation means anything in the big picture we’re facing.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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