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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

Yet scientists have had little direct evidence showing just how far a shark swimming freely in the ocean can hear, or whether it can tell where a distant sound originated.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Within the waters that surround Malibu Pier a hammerhead shark, which typically prefers warmer waters than those found in Southern California, was spotted making a few circles in the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

But the shark felt certain the robot would fail.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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