Generate a topic word for the given sentence. A topic word is usually the name of a person, place, animal, concept or object the sentence is focusing on.

Q: skagit valley is a valley in washington in the united states.

A: skagit valley
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Q: a modest proposal is a famous work of satire by irish writer jonathan swift.

A: a modest proposal
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Q: a drinking straw (or "straw") is a utensil used to consume cold drinks such as milk shakes, smoothies, cola, and fruit juice.

A:
drinking straw
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