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an aggressive and fiercely determined person
the governor-elect is too nice and easygoing, so he'll need a barracuda as his chief of staff
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Souza told us about the early islanders’ sophisticated system of aquaculture and pointed out the eel, barracuda, and — excitement! — puffer fish that live in the ponds today.
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Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Later in the day, Neal and a volunteer will scuba dive below the tower to replace the shark and barracuda cameras that stream a live feed of the bottom of the ocean to Explore.org.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 11 Sep. 2024
The 251-foot vessel boasts nearly 500 species of marine life, from garden eels to stingrays, sea turtles, and barracuda.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
Swimming and snorkeling are permitted anywhere at Garden Key, aside from within the moat wall, with the greatest abundance of larger marine life dwelling in and around the pier pilings, which provide habitat for roving grouper, barracudas, and docile nurse sharks.
—Matt Kirouac, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Apr. 2023
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Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Later in the day, Neal and a volunteer will scuba dive below the tower to replace the shark and barracuda cameras that stream a live feed of the bottom of the ocean to Explore.org.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 11 Sep. 2024
The 251-foot vessel boasts nearly 500 species of marine life, from garden eels to stingrays, sea turtles, and barracuda.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
Swimming and snorkeling are permitted anywhere at Garden Key, aside from within the moat wall, with the greatest abundance of larger marine life dwelling in and around the pier pilings, which provide habitat for roving grouper, barracudas, and docile nurse sharks.
—Matt Kirouac, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Apr. 2023
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“Barracuda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barracuda. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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