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canning

[kan-ing] / ˈkæn ɪŋ /


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The Kiribati government says it is expanding the country's own tuna processing and canning facilities rather than just selling licences to foreign ships.

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026

Just this week, Disney announced sizable layoffs under the guise of “streamlining operations,” canning a large percentage of Marvel’s award-winning visual effects team that has been with the studio for years.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026

Although these parasites had been killed during the canning process and would not harm consumers, they hold valuable scientific information.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026

Short remembered how Beckstrom loved cooking, baking and gardening, canning hot peppers, and eating deviled eggs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025

Just pack it into one of Bertha’s canning jars to keep in my room.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

While marching huppandownd   Upon that fair May morn, Beold the booming cannings sound,   A royal child is born!

From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe by James Parton

While marching huppandownd Upon that fair May morn, Beold the booming cannings sound, A royal child is born!

From Ballads by William Makepeace Thackeray




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