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tin can

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Recent Examples of tin can But Cordell made by far the worst-sounding Ramones album, with the band pounding away in what sounds like a large tin can. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 May 2026 Dispose of tin cans, plastic containers, ceramic pots, or similar water-holding containers. — John Tufts, IndyStar, 21 Apr. 2026 Another method, popular with some modern Indigenous peoples, uses a tin can instead of a clay bowl. — ArsTechnica, 18 Mar. 2026 The original Boomslang was packaged in a tin can with foam inside to protect the mouse; nice enough. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tin can

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After an overnight rest in the refrigerator, the dough is rolled, filled, sliced, and baked in muffin tins, whose individual cups catch any drips from the bubbling filling to create the signature crisp, sticky bottoms and dramatic spirals.

— Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026
Historically, the tiles are covered in a tin glaze, which gives each tile an opaque, white background.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2026

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Readily available stem separators automatically split a complete song into vocals, instruments, bass, and drums, commenters noted.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
My own favorite album is Huntington Ashram Monastery—split equally between piano and harp, with the note-perfect complement of Ron Carter’s hypnotic double bass and Rashied Ali’s hypersensitive drums.

— Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

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Crews have drilled a 6,000-foot data acquisition well and recently delivered a prototype reactor canister to the location, marking another step toward validating the underground deployment concept.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
Because the effect is so short, a user chasing it can go through dozens of canisters in a sitting.

— Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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