observed

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The El Niño phenomenon was first observed by Peruvian fishermen in the 1600s, who nicknamed it El Niño de Navidad - Christ Child in Spanish.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Its reported energy ranks it among the most powerful cosmic-ray events ever observed, placing it in the same rare category as the "Oh-My-God particle" recorded in 1991.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

It possesses the most lethal and far-flung military; it controls the leading currency; its leaders’ words and deeds are more closely observed and analyzed than those of any other leaders.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

“Zelensky knows he needs to build a consensus to rebuild Ukraine after it wins the war,” observed one longtime Ukraine watcher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“Men who have been intimate all their lives,” he observed, “cross the street to avoid meeting, and turn their heads another way, lest they should be obliged to touch hats.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis