gorilla

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But it’s not an easy decision, Suk added, because Meta “is the 800-pound gorilla in the room” when it comes to online advertising.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

“The competitive reality is that the Chinese are the 700-pound gorilla in the EV industry,” Ford CEO Jim Farley told me in an interview last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

BlackRock has long been the 800-pound gorilla of the ETF industry, with more than $5 trillion in assets.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

In 2024, the graffiti artist created an animal trail around the capital with pieces featuring a goat, elephants, a gorilla, monkeys, piranhas, a rhino and pelicans among other animals.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

It was definitely not a gorilla; she has since seen some of those at the Bronx Zoo, and this ape-man was nothing like them.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston