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gorilla

[guh-ril-uh] / gəˈrɪl ə /










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The bottom line: Even with a 22% haircut in 2032, Social Security will remain the 800-pound gorilla when it comes to retirement income security.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

As Benchmark analyst Daniel Kurnos wrote, and Barron’s reported, at the time, “no one likes it when an 800-pound gorilla comes sniffing around.”

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

What’s more intimidating, an 800-pound gorilla or a horde of small ones?

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

So I thought about that one: After I decided to go to Reardan, I felt like an invisible mountain gorilla scientist.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie

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

That was one of the best Christmases I’ve ever had, spending Christmas with the gorillas.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

To investigate, researchers analyzed laughter recordings from four orangutans, two gorillas, three bonobos, four chimpanzees, and four humans.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

Memorably, the penultimate episode found Attenborough playing with and being groomed by a group of mountain gorillas, which he later described as "one of the most exciting encounters of my life".

From BBC May 8, 2026

There were ten of us—my father, the silverback; my mother and three other adult females; a juvenile male called a blackback; and two other young gorillas.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate




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