canonical
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For a sliver of Northern New Jersey, this is the canonical sloppy joe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The canonical case on this subject is 1987’s South Dakota v.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
Ideas such as string theory, loop quantum gravity, canonical quantum gravity, and asymptotically safe gravity all attempt to bridge the gap.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 9, 2026
She originated the canonical reality series’ concept, assembled its core cast and anchored its production for 23 cycles, which first aired on UPN before it became the CW.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 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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