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[kuhn-teyn] / kənˈteɪn /




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The warehouse and surrounding storage areas were filled with stacks of pallets and cardboard boxes containing highly flammable ethanol-based hand sanitizer, according to court documents.

From Los Angeles Times

This assumption is all the more seductive because it contains a grain of truth.

From Salon

The cables themselves often contain dozens or hundreds of flexible, ultrathin glass fibers to carry signals.

From The Wall Street Journal

The letter contained a first deadline of 5 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times

Police are still searching for a part of the parachute system which contains propellant.

From BBC