canvas
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The grasslands and hillsides act as a vast, uncluttered canvas for their colors, which typically bloom in March and last through April.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
A maid of honor to the queen passes the time with canvas work.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Playing a confounding, cantankerous old painter who hasn’t touched a canvas in at least 20 years, Mr. McKellen delivers yet another marvelous late-career highlight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Dubois set up a knockdown with a sharp double jab followed by a left hook, sending Harper to the canvas.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
In between sketching Allana Hastings, he kept his eyes open for flat, blank spaces, anywhere that could provide a larger canvas for his art.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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