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McLaren did their first runs on medium tyres in the first session to try to save softs for later but it seems to have harpooned Piastri.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2024

Killers of the Sea contains some really good shots of a white man and a Negro in a dory being towed and finally upset by a huge blackfish which they have harpooned.

From Time Magazine Archive

Us, too, he drags into the deeps, but when we have harpooned a whale and are attached to the rope, down we must go; the miracle is to see us rise again.

From The Egoist by Meredith, George

His fierce attacks upon the boats of men who have harpooned him and seek to kill him are well known, and his unparalleled courage fairly challenges our wonder and admiration.

From The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations by Hornaday, William Temple

"In fact," said Joe, "it's a whale that we have harpooned; and we're only doing just what whalemen do when out fishing."

From Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules