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can do

[kan-doo] / ˈkænˈdu /






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"They like to portray it that they can do it on their own, they cannot," said Hubbard.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

"They're typically used for detecting mines or surveillance, but the Navy is still experimenting with the fleet in the strait to see what it can do."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Bezos said in an interview that the company’s goal is “to empower engineers and make an invention easier and faster, so smaller teams can do much bigger things on much shorter time cycles.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“Not much the firefighters can do when it was blowing that hard,” said Kelly Singer, acting deputy fire chief for the newly minted U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“Opening a school here? Do you think I can do it?” he asks.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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