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phenomenon

[fi-nom-uh-non, -nuhn] / fɪˈnɒm əˌnɒn, -nən /


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Forecasters are expecting scorching and unpredictable conditions in the US this summer, fuelled by El Nino, a weather phenomenon which causes erratic fluctuations in the weather in the US and elsewhere.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Although it’s established itself as a cultural phenomenon, “Euphoria” fought strong critical winds this season, as its Rotten Tomatoes score indicates.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Potential below-average monsoon if the El Nino phenomenon occurs could add to upside for Indian power demand growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

They found that the decline in birth rates accelerated once smartphones became widely available -- a phenomenon found across countries "with fundamentally different healthcare, welfare, economic, and cultural environments."

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The cell was a beaker of chemicals, biochemists argued, a pouch of compounds bound by a membrane that were reacting to produce a phenomenon called “life.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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