writ large
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It represents a leap in the evolution of Saar’s work — her smaller scale imaginings now writ large.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
As consumption of wine and spirits writ large has been in steady decline, sparkling wine has maintained, well, its sparkle—outperforming other categories with carbonated verve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Nonalcoholic drinks are still tiny compared with the $100 billion-plus U.S. alcoholic-beverage industry writ large.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 3, 2026
Across Havana, the ravages of time, lack of maintenance and overcrowding is writ large in the facades of one of the best preserved colonial cities in the Americas.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
It is all a game to them still, a tourney writ large, and all they see is the chance for glory and honor and spoils.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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