cannikin

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Noun
  • Over the past month, M23’s lightning advances have expanded its control over North Kivu province’s lucrative coltan, gold and tin ore mines, uprooting thousands in what was already one of the world’s most dire humanitarian crises.
    Reuters, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Excavations also uncovered two tin weights used for spinning wool and a very rare metal comb used for making clothing, archaeologists said.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Abbruzzese, who played drums on the band's first three albums before being fired in 1994, was excluded.
    Troy Smith, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Photo: Courtesy of Tatiana The Upper West Side has always marched to the beat of its own drum.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Edwin Lyman, the director of nuclear power safety with the Union of Concerned scientists in Washington, D.C., worries the fuel canisters could leak radiation if they're involved in severe crashes during transport, or targeted by terrorists.
    Scott Franz, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Each canister is supposed to make two liters of water, and the math works out to about $1 per liter of sparkling water, which is more than the 50 cents or so per liter of a regular soda maker’s tank.
    Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Oil majors have weathered a turn in tide over the past year, as crude prices retreated after initial support following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and Western and G7 sanctions against Moscow’s barrels.
    Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The fan gear was complimented by an assortment of spring denim, including barrel jeans, leopard and camouflage print pieces, and mid-rise miniskirts.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Cannikin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannikin. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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