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can

[kan, kuhn] / kæn, kən /




VERB
preserve fruit, vegetable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK




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“There’s no bureaucracy. I see you. You need this. Can I do it or not? I can, let’s take care of it. All the red tape is gone.”

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

"The more information the police can get out the better, because there is a community in shock," he said.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

The moratorium would give the state time to create regulations for data centers that can help the environment and energy grid.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Because scientists still cannot fully explain how tacit knowledge works in humans, they also cannot translate it into a form machines can use.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

Dr. Harlow wants Phineas to come in off the porch so he can treat his wound.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

While fans of craft beer are often willing to pay more, consumers of Boston Beer’s hard Twisted Tea are so sensitive to that sub-$10 price point that the company made a four-pack of 16-ounce cans.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Rationing is widespread and many areas have banned the use of jerry cans.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

With Brunon’s guidance, they began by drawing small-scale sketches, and eventually they were dipping brushes into cans of paint.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2026

The walls carry bottles, cans, jars, and echo hushed conversation.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

Bottles, cans, and boxes line shelves along one wall, and the horse stalls are like market booths with goods piled inside them.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

I mean, he could have never come out.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Indeed, the notion that he could land his first major title around the corner from where he grew up is irresistible.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

The actor updated the space so it could open to the pool and added generous closet space.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

They say the facilities, which house the equipment powering AI and computing systems, could overwhelm the local power supply and hike utility bills.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Beyond the fire’s glow, I never knew darkness could be so black.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Marsh described Scatchard as "devious, cunning and untruthful".

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

He is cunning, not intelligent — something he unwittingly proves every time he claims that passing a basic mental competency test shows his brilliance.

From Salon Jul. 6, 2026

"King George, as you know, never set foot in America. And please rest assured, ladies and gentlemen, I am not here as part of some cunning rearguard action."

From Barron's Apr. 29, 2026

As Simon Elliott describes in his biography “The African Emperor,” Severus was a mercurial and contradictory character, capable by turns of savagery, cunning, wit and generosity, and always blessed with a sense of the theatrical.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

“Undoubtedly,” replied Darcy, to whom this remark was chiefly addressed, “there is meanness in all the arts which ladies sometimes condescend to employ for captivation. Whatever bears affinity to cunning is despicable.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

Distillers might be reluctant to come up with a rival product because canned cocktails have lower profit margins than large bottles of spirits.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

Perhaps my biggest complaint with canned soups is that they lack heat.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

The two stocks will replace canned foods maker Campbell’s and swimming pool supplier Pool in the S&P 500.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

Because it wasn’t just his statements on UFOs that got Rossetti canned.

From Slate Jun. 8, 2026

I went back up the hill and in a few minutes was cooking myself a dinner of canned ham, cornmeal cakes, peas, and scrambled eggs.

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

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

Chicken of the Sea International is studying whether the ruling could help revive production at a Georgia canning plant that relies on imported tuna.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 22, 2026

Diageo recently committed a £41m investment to both packaging sites, installing a new canning line in Belfast and upgrading its bottling capability in Runcorn.

From BBC Dec. 12, 2025

Tinned fish has been around for centuries, dating all the way back to the late 1700s when canning and preserving foods were budding inventions.

From Salon Apr. 7, 2025

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

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor




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