canned

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“We grew up with not a lot of means,” he said, recalling his mother’s magical ability “to whip up a whole meal with just canned tuna or cheese sandwiches.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"The whole war, from beginning to end, I was open... I stayed alone in the market," said Abu Habib, 65, standing in front of his stalls of canned goods and bags of rice.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

It’s not glamorous, high-tech stuff: Think meatpacking, canned goods, packaged foods and so on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Longer-life products such as canned goods or cereals are used to help stock the school's community cupboard.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The cherry trees were in full leaf, their fruit long since picked and canned.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman