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phenomenon

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


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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

“The phenomenon tends to raise global food commodity prices by up to 9%,” say analysts at Marex, a financial-services company specializing in energy and other commodities.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

But it was at the Fifa World Cup in 1986 in Mexico that it was broadcast to an enormous global audience - and so became a global phenomenon.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

One involved the Bezold- Brücke effect, a phenomenon in which changing light intensity can make a color appear to shift in hue.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

Michael Faraday, one of history’s most influential scientists due to his work on electromagnetism, designed this device to test the spirit phenomenon of “table-tipping.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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