phenomenon

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Forecasters are expecting scorching and unpredictable conditions in the US this summer, fuelled by El Nino, a weather phenomenon which causes erratic fluctuations in the weather in the US and elsewhere.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Although it’s established itself as a cultural phenomenon, “Euphoria” fought strong critical winds this season, as its Rotten Tomatoes score indicates.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

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

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

At the most obvious level, these numbers confirmed with enhanced precision the self-evident reality that slavery was a sectional phenomenon that was dying out in the North and flourishing in the South.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis