canister
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On the window ledge sit the manly accoutrements of shaving: a Barbasol aerosol canister and a safety razor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
At one training company visited by AFP, humans holding what looked like PlayStation controllers repeated a single task -- folding clothes, moving blocks, spraying a canister -- as humanoid partners mirrored their actions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
The kids, meanwhile, took selfies, while one appeared to be holding a red canister.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Five people were taken to hospital after a gas canister exploded during a charity event at a farm in Cheshire.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
To remedy this, he opened a small red canister of Pringles, took out a potato chip, and crunched it as loudly as he could.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
Prosecutors say Diaz was seen leaving and returning to the warehouse with two gas canisters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Mazaar's small motorbike is so laden with plastic canisters filled with petrol that there's barely room for him to sit.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Above ground, the spent nuclear fuel will be encapsulated in highly corrosion-resistent copper canisters.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
Officers also found several empty gas canisters, with mouthpieces on, inside another vehicle when it was stopped.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
The problem with these was they worked on gas canisters, and unless it was really cold, Keffers wouldn’t bring many in.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Vocabulary lists containing canister
"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 4
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Chapter 4, Sections 1–4
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