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shark

[shahrk] / ʃɑrk /














NOUN
harpy
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NOUN
racketeer
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In February last year, a tourist in the Caribbean had both hands bitten off while trying to get a photograph of a bull shark from the shallows, according to local authorities.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The shark made a few circles, its fins at times breaching the water’s surface as stunned fishermen looked on.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

"When the shark bit me, the pain was very strong," she says.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

A hammerhead shark paid a rare visit to the Southern California coast this week in what is likely a predictable outcome of unusually warm ocean temperatures.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

A seven-year-old who thought he was a shark researcher, carrying the laundry basket he thought was a boat?

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn




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