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elephant

[el-uh-fuhnt] / ˈɛl ə fənt /
NOUN
large mammal
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The banks also addressed the elephant in the room, about how AI agents that the banks are helping finance could end up eating away at their deposit business.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

He subsequently accepted an offer from Great Moscow Circus director Edgard Zapashny to join the team as an elephant trainer.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Following the tracks, he came across a female elephant carrying a dead calf, its leg wedged between her tusk and trunk.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

These animals can be dangerous, same as a grizzly bear or elephant, but people tend to value sharks a lot less.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

As I went into her room I decided that if she brought up the elephant again, then I would ask her.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Working alongside Zapashny -- a big-cat trainer and fourth-generation member of the Zapashny circus dynasty -- Deforge is also planning to present a brand-new show featuring seven elephants to the public "soon".

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

He has used giraffes, hippos, rhinos, camels and zebras, and now has both bisons and elephants at the Great Moscow Circus, which opened during the Soviet era.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

One elephant was left with Olivia-Grace, and the family kept the other elephant, because "elephants never forget".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

They say elephants destroy crops and infrastructure and pose a danger to people, particularly as their range increasingly overlaps with farms and settlements.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Same for newts and spiders, elephants and eagles.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate




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