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Within seconds, the 230-foot, 356-ton plane broke apart in midair, the nose cone shearing off like the lid of a tin can.
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Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The kit comes with packs of soy wax, gorgeous black candle jars and tin cans, seven fragrance oils, 10 dye blocks, beautiful candle labels, wicks, glue dots, a melting pot, pipettes, a stirring spoon and more.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
With apologies to the late David Bowie, 286 long days spent sitting in a tin can, far above the world.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
For his characters, trapped in a flying tin can hurtling through space, life is far from communal — despite the fact that they’re expected to build a new colony together.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
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Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The kit comes with packs of soy wax, gorgeous black candle jars and tin cans, seven fragrance oils, 10 dye blocks, beautiful candle labels, wicks, glue dots, a melting pot, pipettes, a stirring spoon and more.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
With apologies to the late David Bowie, 286 long days spent sitting in a tin can, far above the world.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
For his characters, trapped in a flying tin can hurtling through space, life is far from communal — despite the fact that they’re expected to build a new colony together.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Tin can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tin%20can. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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