as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
she deftly harpooned a shrimp with her skewer and held it over the fire
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 June 2026
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
Scientists have confirmed the observation by examining proteins in the eye lenses of the whales and dating harpoons embedded in the flesh of these animals.
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Ari Daniel,
NPR,
24 Nov. 2025
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The chaos allows a Triarchy ship to harpoon Jace's dragon, Vermax, dragging the flailing creature down into the ocean, along with Rhaenyra's heir.
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 June 2026
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Giannis off Heat table The harpoon might have been sharpened, and there, at least for a brief period, was a whale to chase.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
Scientists have confirmed the observation by examining proteins in the eye lenses of the whales and dating harpoons embedded in the flesh of these animals.
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Ari Daniel,
NPR,
24 Nov. 2025
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Gabriel Garland, the Love Island UK Islander who was removed from the villa after being named in court documents in a stabbing incident, has broken his silence.
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Continue reading … CABIN CHAOS — Midair horror as passenger admits trying to stab stranger through the eye.
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The club's name is a reference to the trident, Ukraine's national symbol.
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The Kings’ success will rest in how well Los Angeles adapts to Laviolette’s coaching trident.
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The celebration opened with piercing fifes and thundering drums from the Young Patriots Fife & Drum Corps from Pleasanton, as a nod to America's quincentennial.
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Another means of circumventing the protection of the real property company is through veil piercing using an alter ego theory.
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The unrest began in mid-March but has intensified, leaving at least three dead as vigilantes armed with spears, clubs, and whips assaulted migrants and destroyed their homes.
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Activities found every weekend at the Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire include axe or spear throwing, archery, dagger tossing, a Fight the Knight Challenge and a scavenger hunt.
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On June 3, Walden went to the hospital, where a CT scan revealed the metal bristle had become lodged in his bowel and had begun puncturing his intestine.
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His instinct is usually to puncture grand language before anyone else can.
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Those Swiss guards would take that halberd and just take you down.
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During different events, the guards will add white gloves, a black helmet and/or the halberd.
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The show ushered in a new era of winking, elbow-jabbing meta-musicals.
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Angry fingers jab at the California Public Utilities Commission, perhaps more vigorously than at the utilities themselves.
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Bottom cleaners use lances to scrape biofoul off hulls.
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Um dos lances mais bonitos da nossa história.
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“Harpoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harpoon. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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