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canopy

[kan-uh-pee] / ˈkæn ə pi /


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According to the researchers, these tiny plastic particles first land on the leaves in the upper canopy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

Blea watched through his center-mounted head-up display as the projectile shot just in front of his jet and exploded over his canopy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Workmen hammer stakes into the frozen ground to fit nets which they'll then stretch over the road in a canopy as protection against Russian drones.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

This created millions of years of evolutionary pressure for hands that manipulate and brains that learn—the tool kit for life in the canopy.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

He ducked beneath the low canopy of Brigatta, who sang a haunting song whenever the wind picked up.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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