shark attack

collocation in English

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shark
noun[C]
uk
/ʃɑːk/us
/ʃɑːrk/
a large fish that has sharp teeth and a pointed fin on ...
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attack
noun
uk
/əˈtæk/us
/əˈtæk/
a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone ...
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(Definition ofsharkandattackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The submarine was designed to survive asharkattack.
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The seals with a greater domain of danger had an increased risk ofsharkattack.
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His s talks and films on the great white shark have educated swimmers and divers to the realistic potential of asharkattack.
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This will bring the fear of asharkattackto life as it becomes a reality for many that hear of a particular incident.
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His body was never recovered, butsharkattackwas believed to be the cause of death.
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They survive asharkattack, and a powerful wave takes them to shore.
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These include the first night surf carnival, the first mass rescue, the firstsharkattackand the development of the resuscitation technique.
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He recently survived asharkattack.
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She is known for surviving asharkattackin which her left arm was bitten off, and for overcoming the injury to ultimately return to professional surfing.
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There have been four recordedsharkattackdeaths in the river (1862, 1880, 1901 and 1921), and numerous other fatal attacks in surrounding rivers and estuaries.
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They're asharkattacknow.
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They are typically deployed near popular swimming beaches with the intention of reducing the number of sharks in the vicinity and therefore the probability ofsharkattack.
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Only a few shark attacks of uncertain provenance have been attributed to the porbeagle.
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The three of them begin hanging out together and find themselves in mortal danger one day when a shark attacks the boat they are in.
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The attacks forced ichthyologists to reassess common beliefs about the abilities of sharks and the nature of shark attacks.
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In truth, there wasn't a remarkable surge in shark attacks in 2001.
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They are probably responsible for the majority of near-shore shark attacks, including many attacks attributed to other species.
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In reality, there were a below-average number of shark attacks that year.
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Companies object to being blamed for shark attacks, pointing out that lightning tends to strike humans more often than sharks bite humans.
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