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"His footwork," wrote the Associated Press reporter Whitney Martin, "consists of moving forward in a direct line to a point where he is within cannonading range."

From The Guardian Nov. 13, 2012

McMurtry neatly establishes both that Shorty has a firmer grip on things than his master and that Duane, though distracted, is not a bad egg; there is no dog in the doghouse he is cannonading.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wars may come & go, but the cannonading over the question whether there is or is not a U. S. school in art goes on forever.

From Time Magazine Archive

But Trabert's cannonading returns took a steady toll.

From Time Magazine Archive

The bark was hove to, and her flag came down in a hurry as if to avoid all danger of further shotted cannonading.

From The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution by Stoddard, W. O.




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