canon
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For women who, like me, came of age in the 1980s, “9 to 5” was a canon event, a feminist manifesto wrapped up in a hit comedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
And for those who like their biopic by-the-numbers, the finished product is a perfectly serviceable entry into the canon.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
At the center of the research are previously overlooked excerpts from a lost papal letter preserved in a medieval collection of canon law in the Vatican.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
While several albums by the Band have become cherished parts of the classic rock canon, Levon never raked in big money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
By then I’d read Chancellor Williams, J. A. Rogers, and John Jackson—writers central to the canon of our new noble history.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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