gorilla
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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
In 2024, the street artist created an animal trail around the capital with pieces featuring a goat, elephants, a gorilla, monkeys, piranhas, a rhino and pelicans among other animals.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
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 when Mack brought me—a baby gorilla dressed in a crisp tuxedo—to the mall, everything changed.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
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