Tans
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The force was composed of “members of both” his Auxiliaries and Black and Tans, who were “assigned to Palestine once their presence in Ireland was no longer deemed necessary.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025
The term Black and Tans has pejorative connotations and refers to the uniforms the recruits wore during the fighting in Ireland a century ago.
From Washington Times • Apr. 13, 2023
If emissions were completely eliminated, Dr. Tans said, the Keeling Curve would start to fall, as the oceans and vegetation continued to absorb the existing carbon dioxide from the air.
From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2022
Both changes were small compared to how much carbon dioxide is pumped into the atmosphere each year, especially considering that carbon dioxide stays in the atmosphere hundreds to a thousand years, Tans said.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2022
The English brought in a bunch of gangsters from their prisons, called the Black and Tans.
From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Millard, Max
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