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phenomenon

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


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Sergej Epp got his taste of this phenomenon in February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Experts have spent years studying this phenomenon, trying all sorts of nudges and tricks to get people more inclined to save for retirement.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

“We didn’t know it would be the phenomenon it became.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Different species sometimes arrive at the same biological solution on their own, a phenomenon known as parallel evolution.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

In consequence, every living cell has a consistent, low level of C14—they are all very slightly radioactive, a phenomenon that Libby first observed empirically.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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