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harmonica

[hahr-mon-i-kuh] / hɑrˈmɒn ɪ kə /


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The pair smuggled a harmonica and a set of small bells during the Gemini 6A mission.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

An example of a highly creative response includes words like "galaxy, fork, freedom, algae, harmonica, quantum, nostalgia, velvet, hurricane, photosynthesis."

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026

He played the blues harmonica between dives and told me he had learned to act at the Jewish community center in the Bronx.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

That persistent harmonica intro or, god-forbid, his later forays into doo-wop were an eternal annoyance, part of the reason he started looking for some alternative in the first place.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

Lion Spirit Mediums looked down on ordinary mediums, the way great concert musicians looked down on people who played the harmonica.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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