jerry
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When AFP visited, she was carrying water in large, plastic jerry cans and hand-washing clothes in a bowl on the dirt floor.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
People bought five-gallon jerry cans, filled them, and bought more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Left behind on the street outside the Louvre was the truck, a jerry can, a blowtorch, angle grinders, a walkie-talkie and yellow vests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Mensah and Rose got out, collected a jerry can from the boot, climbed over a wall and headed for units one and two.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025
Behind her, one of the firemen placed the charred remnants of the jerry can into the truck—to send to the insurance company, she had no doubt.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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