in the picture
idiom
: involved or playing a part in something : in the same situation or relationship
After their brief separation, her boyfriend is back in the picture.
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Presolar grains like the one in the picture help researchers understand nucleosynthesis in stars, mixing of different zones in stars and stellar ejecta, and how abundances of elements and their isotopes change with time in the galaxy.
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Sachiko Amari, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
This gets trickier with legacy systems in the picture.
—Mohamed Madkour, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Carranza grew up in the district and was raised by her mother, without her father in the picture.
—Austin Bureau, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2024
With ValueAct in the picture, there should be more urgency in accomplishing it much quicker.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2024
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Sachiko Amari, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
This gets trickier with legacy systems in the picture.
—Mohamed Madkour, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Carranza grew up in the district and was raised by her mother, without her father in the picture.
—Austin Bureau, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2024
With ValueAct in the picture, there should be more urgency in accomplishing it much quicker.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2024
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“In the picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20picture. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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