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shark

[shahrk] / ʃɑrk /














NOUN
harpy
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NOUN
racketeer
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One intimate claimed McCarthy knew “every gambler, hustler, pool shark, and bad check artist” in east Tennessee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The huge gray shark that won’t leave a South Korea port city.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

The researchers then analyzed the footage frame by frame to determine how far each shark was from the speaker and how sharply its swimming direction changed.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

There have been five fatal shark attacks in Australia this year.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

“We’re going to stand on the deck and look for shark fins. And then we’re going to the library to check out books.”

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn




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