phenomenon

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Some are mentally soothed by repeating specific words or phrases, a phenomenon known as echolalia, which can be misinterpreted by someone unfamiliar with the trait as mocking or uncooperative.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The only nomination - and maybe this suggests the stifling of wingers is a division-wide phenomenon - at six is Antoine Semenyo, who recently won his first trophy, the Carabao Cup.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Ryan Gosling stars in the Amazon MGM film as a teacher-turned-astronaut who awakes on a spaceship with a mission to save Earth from a sun-dimming phenomenon.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Now, with a refined analysis, he has identified gravity's lensing effect as the final missing ingredient needed to fully explain the phenomenon.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

So you’ve heard nothing of this millennium’s greatest phenomenon?

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera