opening gun
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Mussmon, a Liberty-bound senior, was impressive on his future home track, taking the lead from the opening gun.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2022
At the Philharmonic's first fall concert in Carnegie Hall last week, traditional opening gun of the Manhattan music season, Philharmonic fans greeted their new conductor with a heart-warming welcome.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ahead lay the imminent battle in Congress over U. S. Neutrality in which the President was about to fire the opening gun.
From Time Magazine Archive
Musset's 124-year-old romantic tragedy made a booming opening gun.
From Time Magazine Archive
There comes a pause before the opening gun is fired in the warfare of the day.
From Bambi by Marjorie Benton Cooke
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