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phenomena

[fi-nom-uh-nuh] / fɪˈnɒm ə nə /
NOUN
something known through senses
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“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

The Fed research and similar papers try to put some numbers on these phenomena.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

"Our experimental results indicate that existing theoretical models need to be refined to fully capture the observed phenomena," says Wrachtrup.

From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2026

Theories, it is said, explain phenomena, not data, and it is always possible to open up a gap between data and phenomena as well as between phenomena and theories.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton