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can

[kan, kuhn] / kæn, kən /




VERB
preserve fruit, vegetable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK




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The targets are based on annual figures which can be volatile but JRF and the Scottish government agree that three-year averages are more useful, external.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Central to that effort is its new Alfie robot, which the company says can learn from its mistakes and correct them in real time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

“We can have a better plan for Tuesday and Wednesday.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

You can check your local weather forecast, including the expected feels-like temperatures, on the BBC Weather website and app.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

She volunteers as a secretary for the Patients Federation so she can learn office and secretarial skills.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Bottles of oil, packets of salt and a few tin cans lie among the debris.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

He’s most famous for taking cylindrical soup cans and making them flat, but he also saw celebrity culture coming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Beachcombers scooped up artifacts including beer cans from the early 20th century.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

It also owns large stakes in companies like Apple and Coca-Cola – a brand close to Buffett's heart, as he famously drinks five cans a day.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Last night, I searched through some scrubby woods near my house and found ten cans just tossed into the leaves.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

The alleged foreign agent, Wanying Zhang, a 34-year-old resident of Irvine, Calif., was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport before she could board a flight to Shanghai, U.S. authorities said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

A tea room being used to film the third series of Ludwig starring David Mitchell could close permanently unless it raises £25,000.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The discovery could have implications for chronic inflammation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

In the bottom half of the inning, Freeman, who was optimistic that he could shake off his September slump over the bye week, tied the score with a homer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Abigail ran though the bayou alone, so no one could really say what she experienced.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

"His performance certainly seems tinged with the courageous naivety of Spider-Man, insisting on trying to influence those much more cunning and physically capable than he," he wrote.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

In the aughts, Chase also appeared in more than 20 episodes of the Fox sitcom “Oliver Beene” and more than 30 episodes of HBO’s Emmy-nominated Mormon family drama “Big Love” as cunning teenager Rhonda Volmer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 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

He is straightforward where his father Odin is cunning, good-natured where his father is devious.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

Processing tomatoes — those used in products such as canned diced tomatoes and ketchup — are also fetching lower prices than they did a few years ago.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

"There is little difference nutritionally between canned and fresh food in terms of macronutrients, like carbohydrates, protein, fats, and fibre, as well as fat-soluble vitamins, like vitamin A and E, and minerals," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

He’s a partial owner of the canned yerba mate brand Mateina, but he “loves it without bias.”

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

Soybean oil appears in salad dressings, mayonnaise, baked goods, infant formula, snacks and fried foods; soy lecithin emulsifies chocolate and bread; and soy protein fortifies energy bars, breakfast cereals and canned soup.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

At least once a week, he sprawled flat on the worn carpet of his bedroom to count the canned goods and other supplies he’d secretly stored under his bed.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Although these parasites had been killed during the canning process and would not harm consumers, they hold valuable scientific information.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026

Staff working at a Guinness canning factory in Belfast, owned by international drinks firm Diageo, have begun strike action in protest over their pay.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

Short remembered how Beckstrom loved cooking, baking and gardening, canning hot peppers, and eating deviled eggs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025

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

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025

Their ma was canning beans and didn’t have time to talk.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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