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cannon

[kan-uhn] / ˈkæn ən /


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A clean-up is under way after disorder was mainly concentrated along one street in the Greater Belfast area, where police deployed water cannon to disperse a crowd.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 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

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

Increasingly, the higher-ups at the agency came to see William as a loose cannon.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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