canister
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While trying to use his bear spray canister, he sustained “significant but not life-threatening injuries to his chest and left arm,” according to officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
“Third warning. Gas, gas, gas,” Bovino says, then tossing the canister and pushing people away from the intersection.
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2026
In the confrontation that followed, one of the agents tossed a tear-gas canister, which an employee kicked under their vehicle, enveloping it with noxious fumes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
Images released by Taiwan's Central News Agency show a canister on the ground at the Main Station, with officers examining potential evidence at the scene.
From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025
“Aunt Tess, can you bring the coffee canister or not? I need to get to the station and I swear I have no ungodly idea what you’re talking about. Who is Louisa Safechuck?”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Prosecutors say Diaz was seen leaving and returning to the warehouse with two gas canisters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Above ground, the spent nuclear fuel will be encapsulated in highly corrosion-resistent copper canisters.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
Urine is stored in a tank and is vented out each day; solids are stored in canisters designed to control odor and gas buildup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
Several explosions from exploding oxygen canisters within the ambulances caused windows of nearby buildings, including the synagogue to crack or shatter - however no injuries were reported.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
My backpack held little more than three empty oxygen canisters and a pint of frozen lemonade; it probably weighed no more than sixteen or eighteen pounds.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing canister
"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 4
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Chapter 4, Sections 1–4
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