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elephant

[el-uh-fuhnt] / ˈɛl ə fənt /
NOUN
large mammal
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To recover the illusion that time passes within this framework, four-dimensional space-time must exist in a manner more like the three-dimensional existing elephant — whose existence is described by four-dimensional space-time.

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

From these suspended perches, scientists inspect thousands of broken objects and hundreds of elephant tusks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

At least three people have died after a vehicle collided with an elephant in a national park in Uganda, officials have said.

From BBC • 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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