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can

[kan, kuhn] / kæn, kən /




VERB
preserve fruit, vegetable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK




Example Sentences

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Those teams’ scores can show up in my lock screen as Live Activities, or they can not.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026

If the US are successful, perhaps there can be a nod to Caersws where former Bangor City and Aberystwyth Town player Phil Woosnam was born.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Of course, plumbing problems can be more complicated than they first appear.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

NextEra’s unregulated arm is the primary way the company can participate in demand growth outside of its own Florida territory, which hasn’t been a hotspot for data-center growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Unlike illnesses such as tuberculosis or flu, it can be difficult to hide an advanced case of Hansen’s disease.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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