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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

Chicken of the Sea International is studying whether the ruling could help revive production at a Georgia canning plant that relies on imported tuna.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 22, 2026

His mother worked in a fish canning factory, and his father did construction.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 4, 2024

Their grandmother put the tops on the jars and set them into the canning pot.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

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 James Parton

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

From Ballads by William Makepeace Thackeray




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