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elephant

[el-uh-fuhnt] / ˈɛl ə fənt /
NOUN
large mammal
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Both are about to learn it is one elephant, with three sides and one body — and it is not in a good mood.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

But no one could ignore the elephant in the room.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Eventually passengers were able to leave the ship zipping away on Zodiac boats and make their way to the island to see its main residents: penguins, fur seals and elephant seals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“He didn’t address the elephant in the room,” one delegate told me, referring to the Piker controversy.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

“You are not going to believe this, Sergeant. But there is an elephant, out there, in the barn.”

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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