canon
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Canon ended up giving him another $40 million lest the previous $100 million be lost in bankruptcy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Reverend Canon Dr Giles Fraser said that he saw blood on the church altar and floor, and discovered that two brass candlesticks had been taken.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
Asked repeatedly whether Gafcon members still recognised the supreme authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury, spokesman Venerable Canon Justin Murff said: "The Global Anglican Council recognises Archbishop Laurent Mbanda as its leader."
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
“I think those public grassy spaces are terrible,” said Jacob Rosenberg, who filmed many of those world-changing videos on his Canon camcorder back in the 90s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
He was trying to boil them down, from Customary, Canon and Roman law, into a single code which he hoped to call the Civil one.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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