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elephant

[el-uh-fuhnt] / ˈɛl ə fənt /
NOUN
large mammal
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Vantara's first animal, in 2009, was Gauri, an Asian elephant used for begging in Rajasthan whose condition was "very bad", keeper Kailash Nayak said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

A single ancient elephant tooth is offering scientists a remarkable glimpse into a world that existed nearly 700,000 years ago.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Instead, he’s trying to shed light on what he refers to as “parts of the elephant rather than the whole elephant.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Mrs. Paxton released an ad professing to address “the elephant in the room,” in which she urged Texans to get “the whole team across the finish line”—without naming her estranged husband.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

I knew full well Karl wanted to find out more about her elephant story, but it looked to me as if he was having far too much fun in the snow outside.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Just last month the WWF praised conservation efforts which had achieved the recovery of key species including elephants, green sea turtles and tigers.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

This ancient environment supported enormous elephants and some of the region's earliest human populations, revealing how access to water and natural resources may have helped our ancestors survive and move between continents.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

A potential tie-up between DoorDash and Instacart would help the delivery apps address the two biggest elephants in the room for the grocery industry: Walmart and Amazon.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 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

If I can defend myself against elephants or rhinos, I thought, why not a lion?

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola


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