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phenomenon

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A similar phenomenon took place this month when an internal test of the city of South Pasadena’s emergency alert system sent a message to phones across L.A.

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The 2013 show, which revolves around senior stars making strenuous journeys abroad, became a cultural phenomenon.

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At the same time, there’s healthy debate over whether the same phenomenon is also making wet periods wetter, as warmer air can hold more moisture, potentially supercharging storms.

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It is a new phenomenon in the city, he said, because for the first time in decades "they are not afraid of shattering".

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Like the climate crisis or the crisis of democratic legitimacy, the affordability crisis has become an umbrella term for countless loosely connected phenomena.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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