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cannikins

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plural of cannikin

as in drums

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Each begins with drums pounding out a rhythm, often featuring a teetering syncopation, while more voices add their own frayed melodies.

— Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
This statement also permeates the work of rapper Alkoy, who on Valle Chakal Ki sampled idiosyncratic records from Salta, foregrounding the handmade drums and dramatic guitars that boom in every plaza.

— Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2026

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Thanks in part to that retirement party, Sacramento library patrons can check out hundreds of different pans, muffin tins and cookie cutters from the Shari Nichelini Cake Pan Library.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Its counters are crowded with plants and flowers in various states of decay, stacks of plates, fruit and Venezuelan snacks like tins of Pirulin cookies, all styled like a Dutch still life.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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As Tuesday’s election barrels toward them, Becerra and Hilton traded barbs and barnstormed California in a relatively sedate race to succeed Democrat Gavin Newsom, who is wrapping up his final term as governor and considering a run for president.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Master distiller Owen Martin selected rye whiskeys aged between eight and 11 years, and finished some of them for 15 to 23 months in peach brandy barrels, and some of which for six to 12 months in toasted oak.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2026

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