the picture
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A figure appears in the picture, moving through a valley.
From BBC
Pick a category, and it paints the picture almost as well as Yamamoto does corners.
From Los Angeles Times
Some researchers caution that victimization surveys don’t line up with the fall in reported crime, possibly muddying the picture for some offenses.
Creating an overarching theme for this melange is a perilous job—focus too locally and what should be a high-profile affair feels provincial; spread your vision too widely and the picture you aim to create never snaps into focus.
Further from the battlefield, though, the picture is less lopsided, particularly in Europe.
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