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gorilla

[guh-ril-uh] / gəˈrɪl ə /










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The Nvidia gorilla is so big, the debt required to keep it growing so huge, that the cost of everything from bonds to mortgages is creeping up.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

Especially because it’s the 800-pound gorilla in markets, better a gorilla that sits quietly for a change.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

"The 800 lb gorilla of television comedy for fifty years, he was beloved by everyone, and has left not a mark but a footprint," he wrote.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

Zoo has welcomed the birth of five great apes, including a gorilla, orangutan and three chimpanzees.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

Only the gorilla started to make these terrifying noises, and John started to make believe he was a monkey and began screaming back at the gorilla.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel

Taylor-Joy, who splits time between London and Los Angeles with her American musician husband, Malcolm McRae, talked about overcoming insomnia, greeting gorillas and meditating.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Extraordinary, because gorillas, from my understanding, are kind of the best of humanity.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

The sample included gorillas, orangutans, macaques, colobus monkeys, fossil apes and more.

From Science Daily Jun. 8, 2026

Recalling the series' highlight, when he unexpectedly found himself up close with a group of mountain gorillas, Attenborough described the experience as "bliss" and "extraordinary".

From Barron's May 6, 2026

Ridgeway fell in with a circle of slave catchers, gorillas stuffed into black suits with ridiculous derbies.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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