Word: cannoned
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...Bollinger, the winsome, popular president of the University of Michigan, would have brought his reputation as a public advocate for higher education to the post, though he was criticized as too much of a loose cannon for Harvard...
Crimsons first goal of the game--fired a cannon shot that Providence goaltender Crystal Nicholas appeared to stop, but the puck slid past her and into the net to tie the game...
Some Army officers wonder if artillery soon will be eclipsed by better technology. The idea of lobbing shells through a mobile, rifled cannon hasn't changed much since World War I. Its goal remains to disrupt, not destroy, the enemy. But with every war, new kinds of ever cheaper, ever smarter munitions--guided precisely into their targets by satellites or aircraft--become the kings of the battlefield. They can kill, not merely scare, the enemy...
Based on everything that's known so far, it seems Cheney is in pretty good shape for someone who has had four heart attacks; there is no reason to think he wouldn't be able to serve one or even two terms. Over the long haul, says Dr. Christopher Cannon of the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, the goal should be to prevent future episodes through more aggressive lowering of cholesterol and treatment with more anticlotting agents. But it's hard to know how much more Cheney's doctors can do, since basic questions about his treatment have...
Delivered a stunning blow, the Crimson quickly recovered and dented the scoreboard at 19:04. Botterill, also absent from the first four games due to commitments with Team Canada, recorded her first goal of the season off assists from Suurkask and Shewchuk with a cannon shot from the top of the left circle...