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gorilla

[guh-ril-uh] / gəˈrɪl ə /










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Naturalist and narrator extraordinaire David Attenborough is likely beyond the point where he wants to wrestle a baby gorilla in the mountains of Rwanda.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

But it’s not an easy decision, Suk added, because Meta “is the 800-pound gorilla in the room” when it comes to online advertising.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

BlackRock has long been the 800-pound gorilla of the ETF industry, with more than $5 trillion in assets.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Thanks to anti-poaching patrols and community programmes - supported by the European Union and Unesco - mountain gorilla numbers in Virunga have slowly increased over the past decade.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

After a while, we’re tired out, and he’s sitting in the middle of the floor sucking on banana skins with banana smeared all over his face, like a messy gorilla.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau




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