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Chinese vessels have also used water cannon and other tactics to ward off Philippine boats from disputed features.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

And you can put stuff in a guy’s mouth and have him spit it out, but to really get a good projectile vomit, you need to have some sort of cannon apparatus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

An animated Gabriel the Toad character and an illustration of Nogbad firing a cannon at the Ice Dragon both fetched £4,200.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

On Thursday, the Philippines accused the China Coast Guard of employing water cannon and dangerous manoeuvres at Scarborough.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

Slash was stationed on a man-of-war, on the cannon deck.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis

In Berlin, police deployed two water cannons to spray mist onto people.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

Crews will fly drones into the building to look for hot spots and then redirect their water cannons accordingly, Raabe said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

The Madis system combines radar, Stinger missiles, electronic warfare, and cannons firing specialized 30mm proximity fuze rounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

At the coastal town of Elsinore, the kingdom forced ships to stop under the watchful eye of cannons and pay a tax based on cargo value.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

The engineers had built a stone fortress with an iron portcullis, guard towers, scorpion ballistae, water cannons, and no doubt many other nasty surprises for the defenders to use.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

Dimarco almost scored himself on 18 minutes but his free-kick cannoned back off the crossbar.

From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026

Ibrahima Konate made a complete hash of a pass inside his own half, allowing Ricardo Pepi to race clear for a shot that cannoned back off the post to Driouech, who gleefully slotted home.

From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025

He was hurt when he was caught on the ball, seconds before Jamie Donley's stunning long-range strike, which cannoned off the bar and went in via Stefan Ortega, put the home side ahead.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2025

Keen to make amends, she cannoned a shot up the other end, but her attempt to weave it through a sea of red shirts failed.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024

And so he stumbled and nearly fell as she gasped and cannoned into Allun, standing still and almost invisible in the dimness.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

However, Hanna Bennison soon reduced City's lead with a wonderful effort from distance, the ball cannoning off of the crossbar and into the net.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2024

Croatia should have scored more, with Perisic's shot from a tight angle cannoning back off the crossbar in what proved a vital moment.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2023

He cracked forehands from a sturdy crouch, his swing full and flowing, the ball cannoning down the sidewall to expire in the back corner, repetitious as a gif.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 18, 2016

Cabaye, waiting on the edge of the area, thumped the ball back, his shot cannoning off the crossbar.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 30, 2014

The ladder fell sideways, cannoning into another one that had been set up beside it.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques