canonical
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“Widow’s Bay,” leaning into comedy, goes old school, conjuring familiar spectres that knowingly nod to “Jaws,” “Psycho,” the canonical works of King and John Carpenter, and other touchstones of cultural anxiety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The canonical case on this subject is 1987’s South Dakota v.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
Each IP’s canonical films also must have maximum distribution in order to transform a mere movie into a shared cultural memory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The construction board, a private canonical foundation, had intended to complete work this year.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
It was not the slow, rhythmic pealing that announced the canonical hours, but a strident, urgent clamor, a call to important news.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
Vocabulary lists containing canonical
The Importance of Being Earnest
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GRE Verbal Reasoning, List 8
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