cannon
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The Chinese were careful to appeal to Trump's love of pomp, greeting him with marching bands, soldiers in lockstep and a cannon salute that echoed through Tiananmen Square.
From Barron's • May 14, 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
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has effectively been fired out of a cannon — disowned by the Royal Family and the political classes, and stripped of his titles.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
“He had to protect himself from his loose cannon partner over here,” he said.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026
The cannon roared a salute that shook the town.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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