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Noun
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Last year, the venue saw a sunset set from Kaytranada, a rare performance by Kate Hudson, a masterclass on the drums from the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, and more.—
Waiss Aramesh,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026 -
La Familia members typically bang drums and sing their hearts out from opening to closing whistle but decided to stay quiet and brought no flags or instruments to the stadium.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Inhaling directly from pressurized canisters can cause frostbite injuries to the mouth and airway.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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The next day she is shipped off to her first job, also within the confines of this impossibly vast building, which involves shoving film canisters down a pneumatic tube.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Bright teardrop earrings hang from metal tins filled with Japanese cooling beads.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Employees in the kitchen rolled dough and prepped mini pie cups in 5-inch tins.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The results might not be there, but the at-bats and the barrels are still there.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Earlier in the day, the House also killed a bill that would regulate the sale of gun barrels.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
Noun
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The recycling center would take household materials like electronics, textiles, shoes, food scraps, mixed paper, cardboard, plastics, metal cans, and glass.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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Rounding out the kitchen gadgets at Dollar General is a 3-in-1 can and bottle opener, a multi-tool designed to open cans, bottles and sometimes jars from a single device.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 May 2026
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“Tin cans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tin%20cans. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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