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harpoon

[hahr-poon] / hɑrˈpun /
NOUN
javelin
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Working with his trusty producers Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson, Styles builds gorgeously detailed grooves like the blissed-out gospel-house “Aperture”; “Are You Listening Yet?”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Co-produced by Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson, the album was made for the earbud era.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

A press release said the 12-track album has been executive produced by his long-term collaborator Kid Harpoon.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

During a test of a Harpoon anti-ship missile, its booster — the rocket engine that launches the missile — was “activated” but not ignited, and then it could not be deactivated, the Danish military said.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024

Harpoon without a barb is just a long stick.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick




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