cannery
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Origin of cannery
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Dock workers unload frozen skipjack and yellowfin tuna from a ship in Bangkok, bound for the Thai Union cannery, one of the world’s largest tuna processors.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 26, 2024
One $18.2-million demolition project that’s in the design phase at Terminal Island would clear the land near the old StarKist cannery and make it available for lease.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024
While his grandfather worked in the fields, Rivas’ grandmother worked in the cannery.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2023
On opening night, the United Sardine Factory, a repurposed cannery, hosted short commissions by composers across the festival’s history to honor its anniversary.
From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023
The advent of her pregnancy had been good for Kabuo; he’d taken a job at the cannery, where he packed salmon beside his brother Kenji.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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