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cans

British  
/ kænz /

plural noun

  1. an informal name for headphones

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Department of Fish and Wildlife said that the coyote was likely drawn into populated areas by the smell of food waste, unsecured trash cans or pet food left outside.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

But the machine at Weston Favell will be slightly different – users instead exchange bottles and cans for a printed ticket that can be swapped for rewards at participating retailers based in the shopping centre.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Companies that buy aluminum to make everything from soda cans to car hoods have been feeling the pain of more expensive aluminum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Instead of relying on modern samples, she examined old cans of salmon.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Someone else would be working steadily at filling fuel cans, and someone else would carry them out to the planes.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein