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[kuhn-teyn] / kənˈteɪn /




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The device, bought weeks earlier along with his weapons, contained messages recorded by Roberts.

From BBC

Most nectar samples contained only trace amounts, likely produced by yeast fermenting sugars.

From Science Daily

While crude prices have remained relatively contained, diesel and jet fuel markets continue to show significant tightness.

From The Wall Street Journal

While crude prices have remained relatively contained, diesel and jet fuel markets continue to show significant tightness.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lagarde said such an outcome would warrant a smaller response to assure Europeans that inflation would be contained.

From The Wall Street Journal