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elephant

[el-uh-fuhnt] / ˈɛl ə fənt /
NOUN
large mammal
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“This is where we find ourselves today: funding as a downstream consequence—a self-fulfilling prophecy among us VCs for VCs—of the trillion-dollar pink elephant everyone is chasing,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Violet, the elephant seal pup, was rescued at Palos Verdes Estates in mid-March.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

At 80, Steinem celebrated her birthday by riding an elephant in Botswana.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

The giant wad of cash splurged on all this would choke an elephant.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Then I saw her too, a huge shadow that moved and became an elephant, as it came towards me into the light from the window.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

In the latest outbreak in the Munyamadzi Game Management Area, in Muchinga province, Zambia's Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit said 46 hippos, eight elephants, five buffaloes and one crocodile had died since July.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

For millions of years, Pacific mastodons — huge, hairy relatives of modern elephants — roamed a vast and lush range that included California, Oregon, the northern Rocky Mountains and parts of Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Reports at the time said he was helped by villagers and tribals who eulogised him as "a modern-day Tarzan who plays with elephants and rides tigers".

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

In a separate order, the top court on Tuesday ordered tighter welfare safeguards for India's more than 2,600 captive elephants, including ensuring medical records for each animal and regular health checks.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

Stella once teased me that elephants are superior because they feel more joy and more grief than apes.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate




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