cannon
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The 47-acre Hunterdon County property also features a cannon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Militaries have mainly defended against Shaheds by shooting them down with cannon fire, missiles and interceptor drones, with the United States and Israel also developing lasers.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has effectively been fired out of a cannon — disowned by the Royal Family and the political classes, and stripped of his titles.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
“He had to protect himself from his loose cannon partner over here,” he said.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026
And about the patterns you can make if you pile cannon balls.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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