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phenomenon

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


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What began as a grungy early 2000s desert fest has since evolved into a high-end global cultural phenomenon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The vow was the most recent example of a phenomenon taking over on Wall Street: how some of the world’s very richest are bringing their smallest problems to the masses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Different species sometimes arrive at the same biological solution on their own, a phenomenon known as parallel evolution.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

That phenomenon stretched to 11 days as of last Thursday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

White people blushing is such a scientifically curious phenomenon.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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