phenomenon
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Beyond its military and diplomatic dimensions, the American Revolution was a global phenomenon of ideas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
Michael also overtook Oppenheimer despite Noan's film benefitting from the viral "Barbenheimer" phenomenon in the summer of 2023.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
The findings, published in Ecology and Evolution, point to a phenomenon known as a trophic cascade, in which changes at the top of the food chain ripple through multiple levels of an ecosystem.
From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026
And Kashkari pointed out that consumers’ frustration with high inflation is not a uniquely American phenomenon.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
"I am trying to explain to you," Miss Honey said patiently, "that we are dealing with the unknown. It is an unexplainable thing. The right word for it is a phenomenon. It is a phenomenon."
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
Vocabulary lists containing phenomenon
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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