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Kannon

British  
/ kɑnon /

noun

  1. the Japanese name for Kuan Yin

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In one early effort, Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion, floats on colored flowers under a group of brisk Chinese characters wearing an elegant robe drawn with an already masterly line.

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The San Diego Padres have taken only two pitchers, high schooler Kannon Kemp in the eighth round and two-way player Tucker Musgrove of the University of Mobile in the seventh.

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One of the men confessed to his role and Samia’s lawyer, Kannon Shanmugam, said the confession unfairly implicated Samia as the trigger man, in violation of his constitutional rights.

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Kannon K. Shanmugam, a lawyer for Mr. Samia, said that was not good enough.

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Reserve running back Kannon Katzer entered the transfer portal after WSU’s loss to Oregon State on Oct.

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