cannon
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Officials said a water cannon was also used.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Police clashed with demonstrators in Lyon, used tear gas in Paris and Marseille and water cannon in Rennes, but there was little of the serious trouble that marred previous protests.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
On May 6, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker, Hasna, by firing several rounds from a 20 mm cannon gun, according to Centcom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The veteran actor is now ready to pass on his deadly laser cannon to another rising star.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
At exactly four forty-five, sunset, the warship Michigan fired one of its cannon and continued to fire twenty times more as one thousand men quietly took up positions at each of the exposition’s flags.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Around 70,000 officers were deployed across France for a second consecutive weekend and used tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
After police officers had used megaphones to call on those gathered to desist from violence, they used water cannons and tear gas to temporarily disperse the crowd.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
After the fire entered the building, crews were forced to fight the flames from outside, tearing down walls so they could blast water cannons into the interior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The property has been reported to feature a Portuguese Colonial-style villa with a large party room, along with watchtowers and 12 cannons that give the retreat a decidedly fortresslike appearance.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Alarmed by Massasoit’s sudden entrance, the Europeans withdrew to the hill on the opposite bank, where they had emplaced their few cannons behind a half-finished stockade.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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The ball cannoned upwards, Carreras chased, gathered one-handed and raced in under the sticks at the other end.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
But the race was almost immediately put back under caution after a pile-up at the first corner caused by Alpine's Franco Colapinto, who cannoned into team-mate Pierre Gasly, who in turn clattered into Norris.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
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
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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