canister
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An empty steel canister sat on a cleared drill pad, waiting to go down a second hole this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
“John cleared a tear gas canister away from everyone,” Johnson said, pushing back on the government’s account and adding that tear gas had been deployed indiscriminately by law enforcement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Five people were taken to hospital after a gas canister exploded during a charity event at a farm in Cheshire.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
“Third warning. Gas, gas, gas,” Bovino says, then tossing the canister and pushing people away from the intersection.
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2026
Sabeen puts a square canister on the lunch table.
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Cambridgeshire Police said the force had disposed of 972 canisters over the past 12 months and confirmed officers had also noticed a rise in the larger canisters being discarded.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Prosecutors say Diaz was seen leaving and returning to the warehouse with two gas canisters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Mazaar's small motorbike is so laden with plastic canisters filled with petrol that there's barely room for him to sit.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
The main long-term risks are corrosion of the copper canisters or earthquakes during future ice ages, which could potentially damage the capsules and cause radioactive fuel to leak, Kyllonen said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
Like people in history didn’t have whipped cream until a company started selling canisters that squirt out runny foam.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing canister
"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 4
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Chapter 4, Sections 1–4
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