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  • noun The ISO 3166-1 three-letter (alpha-3) code for Canada
  • noun The IATA airport code for the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Guangdong, China.
  • initialism The Andean Community of Nations.
  • initialism inorganic chemistry ceric ammonium nitrate
  • initialism computing Campus area network.
  • initialism Consistent and asymptotically normal, a statistic estimator Tn(X1, X2, ..., Xn) is CAN (consistent and asymptotically normal) if ....

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  • It will be even more interesting to see how the fat waiter reflects on the dippers chances of the title after we stuff them next week! we can win all three obviously united CAN win against any opposition

    Soccer Blogs - latest posts 2009

  • The title CAN change, and may over time as our capabilities and areas of expertise grow and change.

    Charlottesville Blogs 2008

  • It's not just that I don't WANT to pay higher prices, it's that I fuckin CAN'T, and being a movie-lover, I have to resort to other tactics now.

    3D Ticket Prices Are on the Rise, Effective This Weekend | /Film 2010

  • The jazzy title music to CATCH ME IF YOU CAN is one of the most inventive pieces to be written for film, and his early score for THE REIVERS is Americana at its best.

    A New Williams Work for a Momentous Occasion - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

  • For the record, CAIR-CAN is an organization whose vision is to be a leading voice that enriches Canadian society through Muslim civic engagement (such as this project) and the promotion of human rights.

    Bah, humbug to Tarek Fatah : Law is Cool 2008

  • I'm not at all confident that McCain CAN answer these questions satisfactorily, given his newfound loyalty to the Neocons and his very odd Veep choice.

    14 Important Science Questions 2008

  • OBAMA WORDS CHANGE, YES WE CAN, is this the guy that inspire you?

    New Obama response spot on the gas tax 2008

  • The facts is this admin CAN'T prosecute terrorists as criminals as that would undercut most of their basis for the programs -- i.e. we're at war.

    Balkinization 2007

  • The facts is this admin CAN'T prosecute terrorists as criminals as that would undercut most of their basis for the programs -- i.e. we're at war.

    Balkinization 2007

  • The facts is this admin CAN'T prosecute terrorists as criminals as that would undercut most of their basis for the programs -- i.e. we're at war.

    Balkinization 2007

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