pachyderm
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When Berenger stumbles into the office, a debate rages about whether news of a stray pachyderm can be credited.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The pachyderm is expected to return to Sri Lanka after treatment, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has said, and animal welfare activists hope he will be sent to a sanctuary.
From Reuters ● Jun. 21, 2023
The pachyderm rituals would not have seemed out of place at a human funeral: Some stood in quiet order while observing Tolstoy's remains, and others gently touched his body with their trunks.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2023
Mr Renjith sees the pachyderm at least once in two months.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2023
Frank Zhang: lumbering klutz, child of Mars, part-time pachyderm.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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