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tin

noun

ˈtin

Definition of tin

as in barrel

a metal container in the shape of a cylinder row upon row of tins containing food for an emergency that never happened

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Recent Examples of tin Let the muffins cool in the tin for 10 minutes before removing. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 Place flags and shiny or noisy objects like tin pie pans or aluminum cans nearby. — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026 Even the palettes forgo traditional mirrors and utilize innovative polished tin. — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026 However, for the new system, the engineers turned to tin-vacancy (SnV) centers. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tin

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Recent Kpler data shows flows averaging about 13 million barrels a day last week, compared with roughly 15 million to 17 million before the war.

— Majd Al-Waheidi, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026
At the same time, Brent crude futures have soared roughly 75% this year and are trading at about $107 per barrel.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

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Megan’s at home over the mix of piano keys, strings and thumping drums that feels very much synonymous with Houston.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026
As on the original album, Wonder plays most of the instruments on the EP’s songs, including drums, GX-1-Dream Machine, Bass-GX-1-Dream Machine, Fender Rhodes, and electric bass, variously, in addition to singing.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

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The other bucket, execution, is where automation makes a difference.

— Zohar Gilad, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Funds could not be used for legal or defense purposes or to repay personal loans, nor could they be pulled from education, transportation or public safety buckets.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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