great white shark
noun
: a large mackerel shark (Carcharodon carcharias) of warm seas that is bluish when young but becomes whitish with age and has been known to attack humans
called also white shark
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The 2014 incident involved a seven-foot-long great white shark that bit a swimmer near Manhattan Beach Pier.
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
In 2014, a 7-foot-long great white shark bit a man swimming near the Manhattan Beach Pier.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Harper is a bit of a dead-eyed, ruthless, sociopathic great white shark.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
Their 12-foot great white shark catch came just 10 months later.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
In 2014, a 7-foot-long great white shark bit a man swimming near the Manhattan Beach Pier.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Harper is a bit of a dead-eyed, ruthless, sociopathic great white shark.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
Their 12-foot great white shark catch came just 10 months later.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
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