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phenomenon

[fi-nom-uh-non, -nuhn] / fɪˈnɒm əˌnɒn, -nən /


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Yes, the angry Angeleno archetype is a real phenomenon that flares up in local elections to smack back at the powers that be.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The research centers on a phenomenon known as near-field radiative heat transfer.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

They found that the decline in birth rates accelerated once smartphones became widely available -- a phenomenon found across countries "with fundamentally different healthcare, welfare, economic, and cultural environments."

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Fifteen years later, the phenomenon caught the curiosity of a scientist from the statistical and biological physics group at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

He let the phenomenon run its course and came to himself, exhausted, as if the experience had been strenuous and demanding.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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