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Recent Examples of canonical
Still, some Love Island traditions are too canonical to skip, and Movie Night is one of those traditions.
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 July 2025
Commemorating the resurrection of Jesus. Of the four canonical Gospels, each has a version of the Passion, or the final period of Jesus' life.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The street-facing towers remain; the bishop retains an apartment with tall, appropriately canonical arched windows and stained glass; and the other new residences have an appealing tinge of weirdness that new construction hardly ever offers.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025
Among the most urgent questions discussed during the episode: Which should be considered the canonical Sly & The Family Stone LP, Stand!
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 19 June 2025
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 July 2025
Commemorating the resurrection of Jesus. Of the four canonical Gospels, each has a version of the Passion, or the final period of Jesus' life.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The street-facing towers remain; the bishop retains an apartment with tall, appropriately canonical arched windows and stained glass; and the other new residences have an appealing tinge of weirdness that new construction hardly ever offers.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025
Among the most urgent questions discussed during the episode: Which should be considered the canonical Sly & The Family Stone LP, Stand!
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canonical
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View Comments The Friday event, which took place inside the Vatican’s apostolic palace, included a roundtable discussion on AI ethics and governance.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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The Friday event, which took place inside the Vatican’s apostolic palace, included a roundtable discussion on AI ethics and governance.—
CNN.com,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
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The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
14 July 2025
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As mild-mannered Clark Kent and his powerful alter ego, who'd regularly save his pals Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen, Reeves brought likability, honesty and an authoritative streak to the role that changed his life. 1.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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How the papal conclave works 2025 papal conclave vote: Voting for a new pope The first ballot was cast Wednesday evening (Vatican time), May 7, according to Vatican News.—
Chris Sims,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became the first-ever pope from the U.S., after 133 cardinals selected him from across the globe on the second day of the papal conclave in Rome on May 8.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Between July 2017 and December 2020, Kato was a licensed professional counselor and owner of Kato Counseling, LLC, a Connecticut Medical Assistance Program provider enrolled as a Behavioral Health Clinician Group, court records show.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025
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But the documents also show that officials had done extensive research to find a licensed wildlife rehabilitator for a squirrel.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Black women make up just 2% of certified agents, but their impact on the industry is undeniable.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 July 2025
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Cosby, a certified legend in the Bey Hive, shared the moment on Instagram with a video that showed the Grammy-winning superstar spotting him in the crowd.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
7 July 2025
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The lime-green Met Gala look, May 2018 Photography Shutterstock Miuccia wasn’t about episcopal tailoring or a gilded colour palette for 2018’s Met Gala, themed Heavenly Bodies and the Catholic Imagination.—
Julia Hobbs,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2024
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Congregations have been disaffiliating by vote in individual episcopal area conferences, and more than 4,000 congregations have already disaffiliated under the law, including 71 previously in Kentucky.—
Caleb Wiegandt,
The Courier-Journal,
5 June 2023
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That decision prompted a Title IX lawsuit filed by five volleyball players and the team’s head coach, alleging the school was disguising a club activity as a legitimate varsity sport to artificially inflate its female participation numbers.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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Even legitimate payment flows from emerging markets are frequently flagged for investigation under the guise of compliance, slowing their transfer.—
Wale Ayeni,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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Now, different South Carolina officials and agencies are pointing fingers at each other over what appear to have been two clerical errors that led to gaps in Dickey's record.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
7 July 2025
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Though Guidepost’s report and court filings in Hunt’s case referred to Womack with a pseudonym, a momentary clerical error left her name unredacted in a court document.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Canonical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canonical. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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