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For his characters, trapped in a flying tin can hurtling through space, life is far from communal — despite the fact that they’re expected to build a new colony together.
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Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
For one thing, tin can splash back onto the main mirror of the machine, which would reduce its ability to funnel light to wafers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 July 2013
Speaking of those tin cans, what do the pressurization tanks smell like after housing four men for weeks at a time?
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
His one weakness may be kryptonite, but clearly, a tin can getting thrown at his head isn’t fun either.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
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Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
For one thing, tin can splash back onto the main mirror of the machine, which would reduce its ability to funnel light to wafers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 July 2013
Speaking of those tin cans, what do the pressurization tanks smell like after housing four men for weeks at a time?
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
His one weakness may be kryptonite, but clearly, a tin can getting thrown at his head isn’t fun either.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tin can
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“Tin can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tin%20can. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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