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mudslingers

noun

plural of mudslinger

as in attack dogs

one who makes harsh, personal attacks against opponents a local hot-button issue that has turned some normally mild-mannered neighbors into letter-writing mudslingers

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sharks

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That’s a true story, although historians are still debating how many of the sailors died of exposure and how many were actually killed by sharks.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
As summer wraps up and fall creeps in, the sharks return south.

— Asia London Palomba, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2026

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