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elephant

[el-uh-fuhnt] / ˈɛl ə fənt /
NOUN
large mammal
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Possibly he thought it would be an elephant in the room when he was doing his act.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The banks also addressed the elephant in the room, about how AI agents that the banks are helping finance could end up eating away at their deposit business.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

"Finance is always a bit the elephant in the room. Not in the sense there's no money around, but where the money is actually going."

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

These animals can be dangerous, same as a grizzly bear or elephant, but people tend to value sharks a lot less.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

On the page, red diamond-covered trailers passed by first, and each one advertised its contents: roaring lions and tigers, charging rhinos and furious hippos, and a majestic white elephant at the very end.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Working alongside Zapashny -- a big-cat trainer and fourth-generation member of the Zapashny circus dynasty -- Deforge is also planning to present a brand-new show featuring seven elephants to the public "soon".

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

He has used giraffes, hippos, rhinos, camels and zebras, and now has both bisons and elephants at the Great Moscow Circus, which opened during the Soviet era.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

They say elephants destroy crops and infrastructure and pose a danger to people, particularly as their range increasingly overlaps with farms and settlements.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Supporters of Botswana's hunting policy, however, argue that international criticism often overlooks the costs borne by rural communities living alongside one of the world's biggest concentrations of elephants.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

“It’s Ruby, Ivan. She’s with other elephants now. Because of you.”

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate


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