as in whales
something or someone that is unusually large and powerful
mom-and-pop stores just can't compete with these mastodons of retailing
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The Biden administration planned to expand slow zones off the East Coast to protect the whales.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
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The only item that was written down in his will was John’s beloved scrimshaw set—sailor’s carvings made from whales’ teeth.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
12 Feb. 2026
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Tree ferns, survivors from the age of the dinosaurs, towered above.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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From tiny proto‑dinosaurs like Marasuchus to giants like Plateosaurus and Mamenchisaurus, 'The Dinosaurs' runs the gamut, illustrating how dinosaurs evolved across millennia in response to a volatile world.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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The case could set a precedent for holding social media companies responsible for dangerous design decisions, after years of tech giants fending off lawsuits under Section 230, the law that shields them from liability for user content.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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China’s tech giants are betting heavily on these versatile platforms.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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Unlike many slow-moving urban mammoths, this could be a model for how to integrate local desires with capitalist imperatives to deliver your friendly neighborhood megaproject.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
10 Feb. 2026
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Savvy ancestors As mammoths and elephants were rare in prehistoric England, the discovery highlights the advanced cognitive skills of early humans.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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Set between Seasons 2 and 3 of Stranger Things, Tales from ’85 returns viewers to Hawkins in the stark winter of 1985, where the original characters must confront new monsters and unravel a paranormal mystery that is terrorizing their town.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Other Avina Comics characters include a mariachi man who fights monsters using a silver string guitar and a luchador wrestler on a mission.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The 308-pound calf was the first elephant born at the zoo in almost 25 years and only the third elephant birth in the zoo’s 136-year history.—
Michael E. Ruane,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
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Zimbabwe’s biggest national park also houses large elephant populations and more than 400 bird species.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Mastodons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mastodons. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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