tin
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They looked like tiny illustrations of fish pulled from the label of a particularly fancy tin of sardines, with hooks attached.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
She added drivers can also keep their keys in a metal container, such as a biscuit tin, or even the microwave at home.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Bottles of oil, packets of salt and a few tin cans lie among the debris.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Its Osetra caviar, which has racked up a 4.9 rating from more than 1,500 reviews, costs $125 for a 100g tin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
I heard the creaking of the tin roof heating under the sun.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
“The People’s Caviar,” reads the tagline for Cavi, a Miami brand that sells several varieties, including sunny yellow 125g tins of Osetra caviar for $269.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
He added that Sodexo were happy to abide by police recommendations, which included no 500ml cans and that the sale of tins and alcohol should stop if there are any problems.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Not fancy spice blends in chic little tins.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
Across the city in a suburb of Beirut, kitchen shelves were stacked with sauces and tins crowded the walls as volunteers prepared green beans and fried rice balls.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
Evelyn’s family didn’t have a lot of money, and sometimes Mom would send us down to her house with tins of food.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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Crates of tinned food sit in a pantry ready to be shipped off to local food banks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
In February, Waitrose said it would suspend sales of fresh, chilled and frozen mackerel due to overfishing concerns, while tinned products would be phased out as existing stock was sold.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Keep foods like dried and canned beans, canned tomatoes, tinned fish, olive oil, and a variety of whole grains on hand so you always have something to cook with.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
The meals of hot dogs and tinned fruit were revelatory to children used to the flavorings of ginger and kimchi: “This was straight-up American food, wholesome, facile, and inert, and we adored it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
He stood abruptly, crossed the room, and re- tinned with a green jar in his good hand.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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After the war in 1922, he bought the business of J. Lesher & Son and dealt in plumbing, heating, roof tinning, spouting and stoves.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 17, 2018
He estimated his process would be a third cheaper than tinning.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Through its encouragement of the tinning industry, it helped make tinned meat a part of the British diet; through its public lectures, it introduced the nation to such modern wonders as the Edison phonograph.
From Time Magazine Archive
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First will come hot and cold rolling mills and a tinning operation, which will cost a total of $89.8 million and have an annual capacity of 555,000 tons.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The starboard wing was heavily engaged, however, and the center had shattered under the stones of those trebuchets, some captains tinning downstream, others veering to port, anything to escape that crushing rain.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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