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canned

[kand] / kænd /
ADJECTIVE
preserved
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ADJECTIVE
recorded or prepared in advance
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Use ready-made powerhouses Miso, canned beans, coconut cream, good stock: ingredients that arrive already carrying flavor.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

The canned salmon used in the study came from the Seafood Products Association, a Seattle-based trade group.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Adjusted earnings declined 13%, pressured by cost inflation and higher tariffs—primarily on steel and aluminum used in canned foods.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

He said that people were shopping and stocking up on canned food.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

In it there were sacks of flour, meal, com, sugar, salt, and cases of canned food.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien