phenomena

Example Sentences

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Welikala had stumbled upon one of L.A.’s more unlikely cultural phenomena: Public Assembly theater.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

In January Macleod's eldest daughter captured her first images of the phenomena.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 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

As Mitman noted, the theory does not explain phenomena such as dark energy and dark matter, and it fails when scientists try to reconcile it with the laws that govern the quantum world.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

The examples are not so much metaphors or analogies as they are actual instances of the phenomena he is explaining, and they are instances that readers can see with their own eyes.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker