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phenomenon

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


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Potential below-average monsoon if the El Nino phenomenon occurs could add to upside for Indian power demand growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The coming weeks will determine if this sporting and commercial phenomenon finally breaks America.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 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

"Because of their enormous mass and compact size, they strongly bend passing light. Starlight from the same host galaxy can be focused into extraordinarily bright images, a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing."

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

She would pick out a word and tell me what it meant—words like pedagogy and phenomenon.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals




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