phenomenon
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If a leveraged fund grows large enough, it can start to have a significant impact on the underlying stock to which it is tied, a phenomenon traders refer to as “the tail wagging the dog.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
The findings, published in Ecology and Evolution, point to a phenomenon known as a trophic cascade, in which changes at the top of the food chain ripple through multiple levels of an ecosystem.
From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026
And Kashkari pointed out that consumers’ frustration with high inflation is not a uniquely American phenomenon.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
Above all, Ireland bowled with pace, a rare phenomenon for their bowlers.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
At this point it was clear that the phenomenon had nothing to do with what was or was not present within a supposed vacuum.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing phenomenon
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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