cannon
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The team that was set to be Eastern Conference cannon fodder is now in second place, putting the Celtics right where they’re used to being: the thick of a championship race.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
“He had to protect himself from his loose cannon partner over here,” he said.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026
The ball will come back at you like it was shot out of a cannon.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026
On a cool, grey summer's day at Sydney Harbour, crowds gathered around the shore or watched from scores of boats as a starting cannon set the fleet on its way for the race's 80th edition.
From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025
Forty years old, with a thick mustache and the posture of a flagpole, Liddy was known around Washington as intelligent, fiercely loyal, and something of a loose cannon.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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