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The team’s focus had been white sharks, but the young mako was encountered unexpectedly during a summer 2023 research expedition, and the team decided to seize the rare opportunity.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Recent drone studies have found that white sharks swim much closer to humans, and much more often, than previously thought.
—Erik Vance, New York Times, 26 July 2024
The rebounding gray seal population in Cape Cod has been a key part of the resurgence of white sharks.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
The predator measured 12 feet and was a mature, male white shark.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
circa 1674, in the meaning defined above
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“White shark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20shark. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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