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elephant

[el-uh-fuhnt] / ˈɛl ə fənt /
NOUN
large mammal
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To recover the illusion that time passes within this framework, four-dimensional space-time must exist in a manner more like the three-dimensional existing elephant — whose existence is described by four-dimensional space-time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

An elephant standing full weight on a smartphone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

From these suspended perches, scientists inspect thousands of broken objects and hundreds of elephant tusks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

While celebrating City's WSL success in the Co-Op Live after-party of a club parade on Monday, Shaw was asked to address the "elephant in the room" in front of 19,000 fans.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Then she hid nearby in a clump of elephant grass.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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