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canning

[kan-ing] / ˈkæn ɪŋ /


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Just this week, Disney announced sizable layoffs under the guise of “streamlining operations,” canning a large percentage of Marvel’s award-winning visual effects team that has been with the studio for years.

From Salon Apr. 17, 2026

Although these parasites had been killed during the canning process and would not harm consumers, they hold valuable scientific information.

From Science Daily Apr. 1, 2026

Diageo recently committed a £41m investment to both packaging sites, installing a new canning line in Belfast and upgrading its bottling capability in Runcorn.

From BBC Dec. 12, 2025

Short remembered how Beckstrom loved cooking, baking and gardening, canning hot peppers, and eating deviled eggs.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 29, 2025

The cans were coated with dust and starting to rust, but we figured the food was still safe to eat, since the whole point of canning was to preserve.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

While marching huppandownd   Upon that fair May morn, Beold the booming cannings sound,   A royal child is born!

From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe by Parton, James

While marching huppandownd Upon that fair May morn, Beold the booming cannings sound, A royal child is born!

From Ballads by Thackeray, William Makepeace




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