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cane

[keyn] / keɪn /
NOUN
stick to aid walking of disabled
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Huge front teeth bite down on the cane, and the creature chews.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

And they kept trying to take away my cane.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Then picture adding sugar cane soles, calling them eco-friendly sneakers, becoming a Silicon Valley status symbol, and going public in 2021 with a market value that briefly topped $4 billion.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

An elderly man holding a cane is also shown in the upper left area of the painting.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The non-fisherwoman is also brandishing a crooked staff, curved at the top like a wooden candy cane.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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