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shark

[shahrk] / ʃɑrk /














NOUN
harpy
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NOUN
racketeer
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It had been a productive two weeks for La Negra Francisca Duarte II, which was returning to port with 3 tons of precious catch — mostly tuna, swordfish, marlin and shark.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

The rare, and many say ugly, goblin shark is seen alive for the first time.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • 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

She left yesterday’s papers in a pile, but saved a notebook, a zipper case of pencils, and Chicken’s heavy shark encyclopedia.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn




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