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canvas

[kan-vuhs] / ˈkæn vəs /


NOUN
painting on coarse material
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Online tools suffuse the modern classroom, requiring students to navigate Canvas and download readings from the school library.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Raj Sharma, global managing partner for Growth & Innovation at EY, has rolled out an agentic AI platform, called EY Canvas, to facilitate the company’s core global audit business, based on Microsoft AI products.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The company behind the popular Canvas software, which was hacked last week causing major disruption at thousands of universities and colleges, has paid the hackers not to publish stolen data online.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

In some cases, professors were told they could adjust grading approaches if students could no longer adequately prepare for exams without access to Canvas materials.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Canvas bag in his left hand, rifle in his right.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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