canonical
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The canonical case on this subject is 1987’s South Dakota v.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
"We took something old, which is this conservative, canonical approach to quantum gravity, and discovered something new that had been there all along," Alexander said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
The construction board, a private canonical foundation, had intended to complete work this year.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Outside of a trip to Seoul, the best opportunity right now to experience a canonical version of Korean art’s greatest hits is the Art Institute of Chicago’s exhibition “Korean National Treasures: 2,000 Years of Art.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
A “grand canonical ensemble” is, oddly enough, the proper term for a quantitative model system in thermodynamics, borrowed from music by way of mathematics.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing canonical
The Importance of Being Earnest
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GRE Verbal Reasoning, List 8
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