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phenomena

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

"Unfortunately, natural processes are often accelerated by meteorological phenomena, such as the tail end of storm Oriana", he said.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Hanna Krueger is a New York-based retail reporter for The Wall Street Journal who writes features and investigations on powerful figures, embattled companies and curious phenomena.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

With a background in math and physics, she brought to the job an understanding of the physical phenomena behind the calculations she worked on.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly