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Wilder was docked a point for pushing, and both men ended up on the canvas again in the 11th, though neither incident was ruled a knockdown.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“Sinners” is a meditation on how the past’s crimes and terrors bleed into the present, rendered by a Black artist using a popular genre, horror, as half of his canvas.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

Caravaggio’s “Boy With a Basket of Fruit,” one of his most dazzlingly beautiful juvenilia, bears the sumptuous hallmarks of his bold style and technique, in which he eschewed drawing to paint directly on canvas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

They sort their waste into colorfully labeled canvas bags the company provides, and wait for a Ridwell pickup.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

Mrs. Maroney wailed hysterically, clutching a bulky canvas bag to her chest.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan