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elephant

[el-uh-fuhnt] / ˈɛl ə fənt /
NOUN
large mammal
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Footage shows the moment a wild elephant attacked a bus carrying air force personnel in Sri Lanka.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

A ranger told AFP he had not seen an elephant once in 12 years patrolling.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

On the third hand, there’s the $111 billion and yet highly transitory elephant that has vacated the sofa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

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

They said she was the best elephant they had ever had, that she had quite a sense of humor.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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