Environmental Threats Vocabulary

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noun A grey rhino is a large mammal with thick skin and one or two horns on its nose.

  • The grey rhino is a metaphor for a highly probable, high-impact yet neglected threat.
  • I heard that the grey rhino is a term used to describe a big and obvious problem that people are ignoring.
  • Yo, did you see that grey rhino walking down the street? It's like a huge problem just waiting to happen.
  • The grey rhino in the room is the looming economic crisis that no one wants to address.