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can

[kan, kuhn] / kæn, kən /




VERB
preserve fruit, vegetable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK




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Several of those reports were associated with Anthropic’s Claude, which is often used to operate so-called agents —AI which can carry out multistep tasks independently.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

As you can see from the chart below, on each past occasion when bitcoin has diverged from its fair-value line, it has subsequently reverted.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Native American tradition speaks of a type of shapeshifter known as a tolik, or human bear, who can cast lethal spells on their enemies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

El Nino can also suppress the monsoon over South Asia, depriving India and other parts of the subcontinent of vital rain that supports hundreds of millions of people.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Only the day before, he confided to a friend that he “will have the fortune of receiving the greatest honor that can be given to a solider, that of dying for his country.”

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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