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elephant

[el-uh-fuhnt] / ˈɛl ə fənt /
NOUN
large mammal
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An existing elephant endures over time, and space-time catalogues every moment of its existence as a four-dimensional world line — an object’s path through space and time throughout its existence.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

That includes my first wilderness campsite near Ford Point, where a several-thousand-pound elephant seal roused me from slumber with its jarring bark.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

While celebrating City's WSL success in the Co-Op Live after-party of a club parade on Monday, Shaw was asked to address the "elephant in the room" in front of 19,000 fans.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Perhaps universities will address the elephant in the room: Student cheating is rampant, and it is the fault of the faculty.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Shifa said, pointing to something that didn’t look much like an elephant at all.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook




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