canning
noun
the act, process, or business of preserving cooked food by sealing in cans or jars.
canning
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[kan-ing]
/ ˈkæn ɪŋ /
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cannings
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Canning
2
American
[kan-ing]
/ ˈkæn ɪŋ /
noun
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Charles John, 1st Earl, 1812–62, British statesman: governor general of India 1856–62.
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his father George, 1770–1827, British statesman: prime minister 1827.
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Sir Stratford. Stratford de Redcliffe, 1st Viscount.
Canning
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British
/ ˈkænɪŋ /
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Charles John, 1st Earl Canning. 1812–62, British statesman; governor general of India (1856–58) and first viceroy (1858–62)
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his father, George. 1770–1827, British Tory statesman; foreign secretary (1822–27) and prime minister (1827)
canning
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British
/ ˈkænɪŋ /
noun
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Although these parasites had been killed during the canning process and would not harm consumers, they hold valuable scientific information.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026
Diageo recently committed a £41m investment to both packaging sites, installing a new canning line in Belfast and upgrading its bottling capability in Runcorn.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
Short remembered how Beckstrom loved cooking, baking and gardening, canning hot peppers, and eating deviled eggs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
His mother worked in a fish canning factory, and his father did construction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2024
Someone'd got a letter from a North Sea oil rig, another from a canning factory in Alaska.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
It is currently showing Grease The Immersive Movie Musical at Battersea Park until mid-September, and its past productions include Guardians of the Galaxy in Wembley in 2022 and Stranger Things in Canning Town in 2019.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
“It’s important for people to understand this person wasn’t there on Friday and then all of a sudden Monday this is the situation,” Canning said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Canning hopes that Northlands will continue to help those in crisis over the next fifty years.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
His legendarily unhinged 2011 interview with ABC News’ Andrea Canning, which took place after he was fired from “Two and a Half Men,” exploded his Twitter following.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2025
Canning jars, stacked three deep, gleamed like a rainbow of liquid jewels along the length of the shelf.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
While marching huppandownd Upon that fair May morn, Beold the booming cannings sound, A royal child is born!
From Ballads by William Makepeace Thackeray
While marching huppandownd Upon that fair May morn, Beold the booming cannings sound, A royal child is born!
From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe by James Parton
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