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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
harpoon .
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Examples
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I turned to page three and read down the column headed "KAs, cont"; one name harpooned me.
White Jazz Ellroy, James, 1948- 1992
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Greenpeace activist 'harpooned' while freeing tuna in the
WN.com - Articles related to EU ends tuna fishing season early 2010
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A Greenpeace member was "harpooned" by fishermen after the group began to attack their nets.
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A Greenpeace member was "harpooned" by fishermen after the group began to attack their nets.
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Greenpeace activist 'harpooned' while freeing tuna in the Mediterranean A GREENPEACE activist trying to free tuna from a commercial fishing net in the Mediterranean was harpooned through the leg by fishermen on a French boat, the environmental group said.
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Greenpeace activist 'harpooned' while freeing tuna in the
WN.com - Articles related to Libya Expeditions Sets Sail at Cruise Shipping Miami 2010 2010
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Checking the “label” does NOT insure that the boat that harpooned the fish abides by ANY international law.
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Checking the “label” does NOT insure that the boat that harpooned the fish abides by ANY international law.
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Chupacabra harpooned the flesh of the fish with his terrible quills; he tore the throats of the birds with his terrible claws: he punctured the creatures of the land with his terrible fangs.
How Chupacabra Broke the Heart of God Frankie Sachs 2011
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But, also, every time I've tried to convince Buffett to let me put Ajit on the cover of Forbes, he says with the classic Buffett humor: "When the whale breached the water, sometimes he gets harpooned."
Robert Lenzner: Buffett's Heir Apparent Confused Personal Interest With Business Loyalty Robert Lenzner 2011
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