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tin can

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Recent Examples of tin can Those steps include discarding, regularly flushing or draining old tires, tin cans or bird baths that can hold small pools of water, as that might create a space where insects can breed. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 2 June 2026 The baking tin can turn a wide variety of foods into charming and practical edible cups. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for tin can

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The Green Goddess olive oil is infused with zesty basil, garlic, onion, and bright notes of lemon, packaged in a tin, to elevate any dish.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Place flags and shiny or noisy objects like tin pie pans or aluminum cans nearby.

— Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026

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One cooler contained the Ryobi leaf blowers sitting on top of an ammunition canister and boxes of ammunition.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Investigators searching the case turn up human remains, execution tapes, Polaroids and film canisters cataloging years of violence.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

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