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elephant

[el-uh-fuhnt] / ˈɛl ə fənt /
NOUN
large mammal
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Carbon isotope measurements suggested that the elephant lived in an environment with a dependable water supply.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Mrs. Paxton released an ad professing to address “the elephant in the room,” in which she urged Texans to get “the whole team across the finish line”—without naming her estranged husband.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Possibly he thought it would be an elephant in the room when he was doing his act.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

He subsequently accepted an offer from Great Moscow Circus director Edgard Zapashny to join the team as an elephant trainer.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

As I went into her room I decided that if she brought up the elephant again, then I would ask her.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Veterinarian Kushal Konwar Sarma showed AFP an elephant hospital with hydraulic operating tables and hydrotherapy pools, where retired working elephants recover from injuries.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

This ancient environment supported enormous elephants and some of the region's earliest human populations, revealing how access to water and natural resources may have helped our ancestors survive and move between continents.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

A potential tie-up between DoorDash and Instacart would help the delivery apps address the two biggest elephants in the room for the grocery industry: Walmart and Amazon.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 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

Phronsie had a new book, and I don’t care what anyone says: elephants don’t wear clothes.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt


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