canvas
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Bread pudding is essentially a blank canvas for whatever bits and bobs are floating around your kitchen waiting for purpose.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
In a surprisingly tight contest, Ukrainian Usyk produced a late surge and landed a sharp left uppercut that sent the Dutchman to the canvas.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
The paint is slathered on the canvas, but deftly so; the individual slabs of color, for which he became famous, are almost like carpentry in a complex composition.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
“The main residence has brand-new Wolf appliances, including an induction range, refrigerator, and dishwasher. Custom new white oak hardwood flooring throughout is the canvas for your personal design statement,” the listing notes.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
“Not every human is born as a canvas for celestial writings.”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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