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
The Kenyan Airways plane on which Sawe flew home was given a water cannon salute when it arrived, as dancers and musicians performed.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
It was unclear whether Gosling also ordered up the marching band that played backup, but Fallon wound up crediting him for the whole deal, which we assume included the, um, confetti cannon.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
“ETF issuers are firing the spaghetti cannon at the wall in the hopes that a couple of noodles stick,” Morningstar analysts wrote in a December report.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
The practical range of cannon fire was about a mile, so in a battle on land that was the crucial range for improving vision.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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