TASK DEFINITION: You will be given three sentences. Read them, then identify a noun phrase (person, place, or thing) or event that is shared between all three sentences. As the output, write the span of the text corresponding to that phrase in each sentence. Keep the order of the sentences, that is, your answer should look like: 1: *a phras from sentence 1e* 2: *a phras from sentence 2* 3: *a phrase from sentence 3*
PROBLEM: 1: Since mid-December , 16 states have seen bird flu turn up in commercial poultry , backyard chickens , and in flocks of wild and captive wild birds , according to the CDC . 2: The virus does not spread through people eating chickens or eggs . 3: You ca n't get bird flu from eating poultry or eggs .

SOLUTION: 1: bird flu 2: The virus 3: bird flu

PROBLEM: 1: The world has lost one of its brightest , sharpest minds ,  said Larry Finlay , managing director at Transworld Publishers . 2:  In over 70 books , Terry enriched the planet like few before him . 3:  In over 70 books , Terry enriched the planet like few before him ,  says publisher .

SOLUTION: 1: one of its brightest , sharpest minds 2: Terry 3: Terry

PROBLEM: 1: ( CNN ) A fiery sunset greeted people in Washington Sunday . 2: The winds carried the smoke from Siberia across the Pacific Ocean and brought it to the Pacific Northwest . 3: Smoke from massive fires in Siberia created fiery sunsets in the Pacific Northwest .

SOLUTION:
1: Washington 2: the Pacific Northwest 3: the Pacific Northwest