water cannon
noun
: a large truck-mounted nozzle for directing a high-pressure stream of water (as at a crowd of rioters or demonstrators)
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It’s been another one of those weeks when the flow of AI news is at water cannon levels.
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 May 2024
Masked security eventually showed up to disperse the crowds in the early morning hours, using water cannon trucks, tear gas and rubber bullets to remove people.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 13 May 2024
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 May 2024
Masked security eventually showed up to disperse the crowds in the early morning hours, using water cannon trucks, tear gas and rubber bullets to remove people.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 13 May 2024
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“Water cannon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20cannon. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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