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can

[kan, kuhn] / kæn, kən /




VERB
preserve fruit, vegetable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK




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That can be overwhelming - as Leicester City found out after their fairytale Premier League win back in 2015-16, when they flirted with relegation in their title defence season.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

But he warned those running them not to post "excess information ... that the enemy can use against us."

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

At the end of the show, a stunning reading of “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” revealed the instinctive ease with which she can navigate the sweet, syncopated phrasing of Dominican merengue.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

One of the reasons why it can be so difficult to defend a title is the psychological factor.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

She also hopes Marie can tour other parts of the Philippines.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Unable to find work or pay to see a doctor, he has resorted to recycling cans and bottles to support himself.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Fellow tourist Vladislav, who arrived by road from the Russian region of Krasnodar, said he had brought jerry cans filled with petrol in case he was unable to find fuel.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

The floors of the towers are still littered with empty cans of European-made spray paint made for graffiti artists, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

"Buckets and watering cans can still be used, and there are exemptions, including where water use is necessary for health and safety reasons or for customers with severe mobility problems."

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Dad splutters, swallows, then says, “I see you have a lot of cans out there. How about I give you a ride to the deposit center after school tomorrow?”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

While he said viticulture was unlikely to spread to the west and north west, parts of Northern Ireland could become viable.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Although he understood Opel's need to remain competitive globally, he worried that a strategy of cutting German engineering expertise could eventually "come back to haunt them in the long run".

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

With Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski — the favorite for the NL Cy Young Award — giving up just five hits, the Dodgers struggled against a pitcher they could see again in the postseason.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Something similar could be under way with Japan’s plans to use an emergency Fed loan facility to raise cash to prop up the yen without having to sell its hoard of Treasurys.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

She longed to get to the point where she could see years of her life played out before her, not just a moment here and there.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

He comes to see the Trojan Horse itself, his great act of cunning, as a violation of Zeus’ sacred law of hospitality.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Marsh described Scatchard as "devious, cunning and untruthful".

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

He is cunning, not intelligent — something he unwittingly proves every time he claims that passing a basic mental competency test shows his brilliance.

From Salon Jul. 6, 2026

"King George, as you know, never set foot in America. And please rest assured, ladies and gentlemen, I am not here as part of some cunning rearguard action."

From Barron's Apr. 29, 2026

The rat was a cunning general, except the times when his mad rage took control of him, but what need of berserk fits for a bunch of silly mice?

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

"This isn't just a brand campaign for a new sparkling canned drink. It's the people who are supposed to be running the country," wrote The Times's social media editor, Esme Hewitt.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Gruel notes that home cooks can use another kind of fish, even canned fish — useful, flexible advice that is also so broad as to become generic.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

These people should opt for cooked or canned produce, food-safety experts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

He’s pretty strong, so he’s capable of lifting lots of canned goods, but he’ll have the whole football team on hand for support.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

I hated the flavor of canned milk, but Mami had told us that when somebody gives you something to eat, you eat it, even if you throw it up later.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

While the canning process preserved the outer structure of the worms, it destroyed the internal features scientists would need to identify specific species.

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

I grew up on the produce she grew all year round, thanks to her canning.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2025

Like many canners, Dash relies on canning to make ends meet, but it is not his only income.

From Slate Nov. 27, 2024

So they set about their work early, for it was canning time, and who knew but what the wind would come back this time with a cooling rain.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison




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