phenomena
Example Sentences
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"We expect many other interesting phenomena caused by scrolling and are going to study them."
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
“Rather than relying on a single metric such as polling, it takes a multidimensional approach to evaluating candidate viability. That approach better reflects how political scientists measure complex phenomena like electoral competitiveness.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
An uncontrolled, sudden increase in voltage in the system "on a day with multiple concurrent phenomena" led to instability and "cascading generation", it said.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
While Morocco is no stranger to extreme weather events, scientists say climate change driven by human activity has made phenomena like droughts and floods more frequent and intense.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
“I assure you,” the doctor said, “that Hill House will be quiet tonight. There is a pattern to these things, as though psychic phenomena were subject to laws of a very particular sort.”
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.