canvas
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They merely project modern anxieties onto the canvas of an imagined ancient Rome.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
A maid of honor to the queen passes the time with canvas work.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Dubois set up a knockdown with a sharp double jab followed by a left hook, sending Harper to the canvas.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
“Space,” he writes, “remains an open canvas of possibilities: not merely a source of wonder and strategic importance, but also a reflection of who we are, and perhaps what we may become.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Juanita put her arm out the window and waved my old canvas bag at me, taunting me from inside the car, daring me to stay behind.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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