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OO12a

Talking about dogs biting: “Some dogs will bite—last week the mailman was ________.”

BITTEN 730
BIT 262
DOGBIT 47
NR 15
NIPPED 5
DOGBITTEN 4
ATTACKED 3
SNAKEBIT 3
NABBED 2
BIT THE DOG 1
CAME 1
DOGBITE 1
DOG-BITE 1
GOT BIT 1
GOT NIPPED 1
HAD BEEN BIT 1
PINCHED 1
SNAKEBITE 1
SNAPPED 1

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