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Which celestial phenomenon did Norse folklore link with light reflecting off the Valkyries' shields?

phenomenon

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


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Cocoa production in Ivory Coast, the world's leading producer, could fall by up to a quarter due to the exceptionally strong El Nino weather phenomenon, meteorologists warned in a note seen by AFP Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

The developing El Niño climate phenomenon is now the strongest on record, according to scientists monitoring the Pacific, with ocean temperatures about 3.05C above average.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

That’s a Wall Street term to describe the phenomenon at companies led by well-known figures who have become emblematic of the business and seemingly irreplaceable.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

The phenomenon of control by these non-state actors is sometimes known as “stationary banditry,” an activity more akin to farming than the traditional image of criminals as hunting prey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 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

This coordinated approach allowed astronomers to study brief astronomical phenomena before they faded from view.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

We are reminded that Siena, as a major stop on the heavily traveled pilgrimage route from Northern Europe to Rome, frequently received news of phenomena occurring elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Of the 28 files about unidentified anomalous phenomena released Friday, four of them detail bizarre sightings from Catalina during the 1940s and 1950s, including one of “flying saucers” spotted by three Boy Scouts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Their effects have been observed through well established phenomena such as the Lamb shift, spontaneous emission, and the Casimir effect.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

In this book on human population movements since the end of the Ice Ages, the Austronesian expansion occupies a central place, as one of the most important phenomena to be explained.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

And now they are poised to begin that most rare of modern phenomenons - a multi-week tour that includes a proper Test series.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

The regional deluge was caused by the combined effect of two weather phenomenons, El Niño and the Indian Ocean Dipole, said Nazanine Moshiri, a climate analyst at the International Crisis Group.

From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2023

To better understand some of these new-sounding weather phenomenons, Times staff dived into the archives to see how long these phrases have made the news, and asked experts about their scientific origins and true meaning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2023

The former president scored a nod for outstanding narrator for his work on Netflix’s “Our Great National Parks,” a five-part docuseries that spans five continents and the natural phenomenons that make them beautiful.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2022

Their disappearances were phenomenons that happened every time Hyacinth gave Franz a bath.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser


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