phenomena

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More than 160 files were released Friday on the website of the Defense Department, which officially refers to UFOs as "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena," or UAPs.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Phenomena like El Niño may increase exposure by affecting how pesticides are used and how they move through the environment.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

In a document published by ANA, the prosecutor is quoted as saying: "Phenomena of racist violence against immigrants are worrying."

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2023

Phenomena like Instagram-famous cookware and the blockbuster Chinese fashion app Shein are signs that the direct-to-consumer idea has worked.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2022

Phenomena are too subjective: they are appearances, not realities; things and particulars are too much in the real world: none of them corresponds to that peculiar blend of reality and thought which is the fact.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton