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shark

[shahrk] / ʃɑrk /














NOUN
harpy
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NOUN
racketeer
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An angel in board shorts on a surfboard jumping a great white shark.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

It comes less than a month after a father-of-two died after a separate shark attack in Western Australia.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The final section of amphibians, insects and fish, has: the Atlantic salmon, the basking shark, the buff-tailed bumblebee, the common frog, the Emperor dragonfly, and the marsh fritillary butterfly.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

“The shark nets, to be honest, in my opinion it’s pointless,” said Rob Renald, 41, who works in oil and gas, and lives about a mile from the Club Med beach.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

A shark they needed every night at bedtime.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn




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