cylinder
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"I have not been able to get a gas cylinder for nearly four weeks," she says.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Every morning, Shakuntala Devi and Shakiba Bibi - neighbours at a slum in India's capital Delhi - leave their homes, walking from one shop to another in search of a cooking gas cylinder.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
"I have been trying to book a gas cylinder for days now but I have had no luck so far. This has thrown all our plans in disarray," Prasad, 43, told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
With a single, in-block cam, one timing chain and two valves per cylinder, Godzilla is so primitive it’s practically primeval.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
He’s holding up some sort of metallic cylinder.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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