Word: cannoning
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...Cannon; Simon & Schuster; 948 pages...
...yesterday afternoon, Harvard proved it has one more cannon in its youthful arsenal, as Downing exploded for five first-half goals, humbling the Elis as Harvard took an early 6-1 lead...
...awfully skilled hockey player," Tomassoni said. "He's really a complete package. He's got the size, he's got the speed, he's got a cannon of a shot and he's an excellent skater...
...best, the Soviet-built T-72s. One correspondent witnessed a duel between an M1A1 and a T-72. When they sighted each other, the American tank backed up, outside the T-72's range. The Iraqi tank fired a round that fell short. The M1A1 fired its longer-range cannon, scoring a direct hit that put the Iraqi tank out of action, then promptly swiveled and went looking for another victim...
...course, it's not all fun and games. Occasionally you can furrow your brow and talk about what a shame it is that Rothko's paintings have deteriorated, or about how terrible it is that Michelangelo's bronze statue of Pope Julius II was melted down to make a cannon...