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That started up as popguns on sticks and ended with ballistic missiles that could reach any spot on Earth in minutes.
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New Atlas,
17 Jan. 2026
With a popgun offence, the defensive seams showing and a work rate that has clicked in and out all season, the club determined that something had to be done.
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Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
But history will recall that the flight occurred more than 60 years after Alan Shepard flew the same popgun trajectory aboard his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule, becoming the first American in space.
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Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
11 July 2021
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New Atlas,
17 Jan. 2026
With a popgun offence, the defensive seams showing and a work rate that has clicked in and out all season, the club determined that something had to be done.
—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
But history will recall that the flight occurred more than 60 years after Alan Shepard flew the same popgun trajectory aboard his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule, becoming the first American in space.
—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
11 July 2021
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“Popgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/popgun. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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popgun
noun
pop·gun
ˈpäp-ˌgən 
: a toy gun that usually shoots corks and makes a popping sound
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