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stock image

American  
[stahk im-ij] / ˈstɑk ˈɪm ɪdʒ /

noun

plural

stock images
  1. a photograph or other image, often of a generic subject, which has been made available for use by others.


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His growing eccentricity, which included untied shoelaces and hair that spiked out in all directions, completed the stock image of a distracted scientist.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

A reverse image search of the photograph on one of the licences showed it was a stock image of a man originally produced by a production company in South Africa.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024

The stock image service said it’s paying cash for Giphy, which has 1.7 billion daily users and partners including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok and Twitter.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023

Several major owners of stock image databases plan to use the service, which would avert legal questions about copyright of images used to generate AI content.

From Reuters • Mar. 21, 2023

The dream-process mechanically reproduces its stock image the moment the intense sympathy-emotion is aroused.

From Fantasia of the Unconscious by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

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