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tin cans

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plural of tin can

as in drums

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The name came from the orange stripe painted across the 55-gallon drums where the chemical mix was stored.

— Nicole Borman, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Along with electric guitar, the instruments common to Chicago blues include drums, harmonica, piano, double bass, and electric bass.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

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According to Saudi Aramco, the oil refinery in Jizan is designed to process up to 400,000 barrels per day.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Triple Char means that the barrels the bourbon was aged in were charred for three times as long as usual, which is supposed to bring out even more flavors from the wood (the charring process is really what makes bourbon bourbon, after all).

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 July 2026

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By reproducing Campbell’s soup cans and Marilyn Monroe portraits at industrial scale, Warhol collapsed the distinction between commerce and culture, suggesting that mass production and repetition could become a form of value in itself.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 21 July 2026
Deutsche Bahn said in-station caterers will be exempted from the ban and people will still be allowed to carry closed bottles and cans of alcohol in their luggage or shopping bags.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026

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