cannon
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Like a shot out of a cannon, the performance catapulted his career.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Both Madis vehicles are equipped with a cannon and a smaller machine gun that, along with new types of ammunition, are becoming a growing part of antidrone operations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
I can’t imagine being more of a loose cannon, or how you would navigate it without that grounding.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
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
From French arsenals and other sources Beaumarchais got more than 200 cannon, 25,000 guns, 200,000 pounds of powder, about 20 brass mortars, and shoes, clothing, and tents for 25,000 men.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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