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"form": "shark",
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{
"text": "The great white shark is one of the largest sharks in the ocean."
},
{
"text": "My brother's leg was bitten off by a shark."
}
],
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"A shark is a type of fish. Some are dangerous to humans, for example the great white shark, while others are not."
],
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