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[pan] / pæn /


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Let me just give the strict legal answer, and maybe we can pan out from there.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

That could be a signal to the committee that Marvell’s recent ascent isn’t just a flash in the pan.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Instead of selling a suite of diverse products, millennial brands focused on the “only” T-shirt, mattress or sauté pan you’ll ever need.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

She threw away an old pan, thinking maybe she had burned some grease on it while cooking chicken that day.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Wait for a couple of minutes so the pan cools off some.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones




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