canon
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I’ve always wondered why I’ve fixated on this detail of Trump’s personal canon.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
And it’s one of the most underappreciated flavors in the home kitchen canon — which is a shame, because once you start looking for brine, you’ll find summer hiding everywhere.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
The result: CharacterOS, Sixth Wall’s proprietary system for preserving a character’s personality, canon, voice and safety guardrails across interactive experiences.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
For Girl Like Me, PinkPantheress wanted the piece to have a canon sequence, Keflezgy says, which is where dancers perform the same movement but in a staggered way.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
A round is a special type of canon in which the last section also fits with the first section, so that the canon can be repeated over and over without stopping.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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