phenomenon

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It looks like they might be part of a wider phenomenon of overseas fakers targeting UK audiences with disruptive content.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

"The whole world is experiencing a prolonged drought but Turkey is also facing a severe hydrological drought," he said of a phenomenon where rainfall shortages hit the wider water system, depleting water bodies and groundwater.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

When Kafka died of tuberculosis in 1924 at age 40, he was virtually unknown; by the late 1930s he was an international phenomenon, his surname a signifier of bureaucratic inhumanity and modern unease.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Using advanced simulations of the Milky Way and predictions of Roman's future observations, researchers found the space telescope could detect and study dozens of isolated neutron stars through a phenomenon known as gravitational microlensing.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

More significant, he ignited a phenomenon in the United States not seen before: Almost overnight, a chess boom arose.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady