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cannon

[kan-uhn] / ˈkæn ən /


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President Lai Ching-te officially welcomed Pena on Friday with military honours, including cannon salutes and red carpet, ahead of a sit-down meeting.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

On display from Statia, now a special municipality of the Netherlands, is a massive late-17th- or 18th-century cannon, which could conceivably have fired the historic salute.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The Presidential Salute Battery will also conduct a 21-gun cannon salute.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

“He had to protect himself from his loose cannon partner over here,” he said.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026

Nate stood there until finally a cannon blast from somewhere very close jolted him out of his trance.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis




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