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canon

[kan-uhn] / ˈkæn ən /


NOUN
a body of the most important, influential or superior works in music, literature, or art
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Paramount+, with its catalog of CBS series and the canon of “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan, offers a slew of All-American programming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Throughout the season, “Lanterns” played upon established canon to thread a host of themes.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Former Times staffer Amy Kaufman’s column might have entered Swift’s songwriting canon, as many of the singer’s fans seem to believe today.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Kaufman’s column might also have entered into Swift’s songwriting canon, as many of the singer’s fans seem to believe today.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

His lyric, among the most famous in the Nahuatl canon, answers its own question: Not forever on earth; only a little while here.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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