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jerry

[jer-ee] / ˈdʒɛr i /


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When AFP visited, she was carrying water in large, plastic jerry cans and hand-washing clothes in a bowl on the dirt floor.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

People bought five-gallon jerry cans, filled them, and bought more.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2026

Left behind on the street outside the Louvre was the truck, a jerry can, a blowtorch, angle grinders, a walkie-talkie and yellow vests.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

A child lugs a jerry can half his size full of water.

From Seattle Times Feb. 23, 2024

They sat and rested and drank the last of their good water and left the plastic jerry jug standing in the road.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy




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