cannon
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On “So Unanchored,” Barberie has revived her loose cannon role in their dynamic, raw and unfiltered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Two other ships, the BRP Datu Cabaylo and the BRP Cape San Agustin, were also targeted with water cannon but not hit, the coast guard said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
The U.S. ripped through Paraguay in their L.A. home opener and it landed like a cannon shot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
To test his theory, the team designed a series of experiments using an advanced head model fitted with pressure sensors before firing footballs at the model skull with "a big ball cannon".
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Kate dreamed she was back in the circus, being fired from a cannon.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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According to the Associated Press, Berlin police used water cannons — normally used to disperse protesters — to cool down cheering crowds in front of the Brandenburg Gate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
In Berlin, police deployed two water cannons to spray mist onto people.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 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
Church bells pealed and cannons thundered when Americans learned that the Continental Congress had adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The dust rose up through everything, turning the red uniforms, the cannons, the wagons all a greyish brown.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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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
Piastri's car had been damaged in a concertina effect at the hairpin at the first restart, when Lance Stroll's Aston Martin cannoned into Daniel Ricciardo's RB, which then rammed Piastri.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 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
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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
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