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canary

[kuh-nair-ee] / kəˈnɛər i /






















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Honoring her great-grandfather Cole Grove with the canary metaphor of the former, both songs celebrate personal salvation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

“I think South Hadley’s perhaps the canary in the coal mine.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

But notice there were canary in the coal mine signals, starting with a huge bearish shooting star in January that incredibly closed 35% off its intramonth high.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Citrini’s essay ends with a line that deserves more attention than the doom that preceded it: “The canary is still alive.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

“What would I get if I mated a canary with a crow?” was his argument.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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