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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

Before you go up to them you learn how to speak gorilla, and there’s just something about the communication aspect that really speaks to me.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 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

And at one point you come out of the dressing room wearing a gorilla costume or something, and I shake my head immediately.”

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

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

Attenborough's natural history series, such as "Life on Earth", in which he had a famous encounter with mountain gorillas in Rwanda, have brought the most remote corners of the planet into living rooms worldwide.

From Barron's May 6, 2026

We started the next afternoon in front of the gorillas.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine




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