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But the Padres’ offense is boring, moves like a river horse, and dull doesn’t cut it.
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Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022
Only one thing moved me: the appearance in my head of the river horse.
—Joy Williams, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2019
In this video, a lion latches onto a hippo's rump in a vain attempt to take the river horse down.
—Elaina Zachos, National Geographic, 19 Dec. 2017
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Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022
Only one thing moved me: the appearance in my head of the river horse.
—Joy Williams, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2019
In this video, a lion latches onto a hippo's rump in a vain attempt to take the river horse down.
—Elaina Zachos, National Geographic, 19 Dec. 2017
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“River horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/river%20horse. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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