phenomenon
Example Sentences
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"This is a new phenomenon, a point source that appears in a planetary system and then over 10 years or more slowly disappears," Kalas said.
From Science Daily
It’s where, in the early 1990s, the activity evolved out of skate parks and empty swimming pools into a global urban phenomenon that could be done nearly anywhere there were benches, stairs and railings.
The global investor appetite to own gold and silver is so acute as to defy price sensitivity—a phenomenon rarely seen in markets.
From Barron's
The global investor appetite to own gold and silver is so acute as to defy price sensitivity—a phenomenon rarely seen in markets.
From Barron's
Because of this remarkable regularity, astronomers can use powerful radio telescopes to measure the exact arrival times of these pulses and search for subtle patterns linked to phenomena such as low-frequency gravitational waves.
From Science Daily
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