elephant
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BlackRock also addressed the elephant in the room — weren’t they too cautious with their neutral stance?
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
And Chris Birt of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says the "elephant in the room" is what he calls the lack of any serious plans to reform the "regressive" council tax.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
The zoo’s elephant complex spans 17 acres and includes a wooded preserve not open to public viewing as well as a 36,650-square-foot barn.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
When Steve finally films a ghost elephant, I make a statement in the film: Now he has to live with his success.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
And I really preferred the fuzzy green slippers version, even if her unrelenting expectations for me often made me feel like I had an elephant sitting on my chest.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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East Asia - Middle School
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