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phenomenon

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


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In this case, they became visible through a phenomenon known as airglow in the mesosphere.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Credit for discovering this phenomenon goes to Odhrain McCarthy, a finance professor at New York University’s Abu Dhabi campus.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Its I2SM motor uses induction—the same phenomenon that allows you to wirelessly charge a cellphone—to supply electricity to the rotor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Meanwhile, the Southern Oscillation Index -- the atmospheric component of El Nino -- is also consistent with the phenomenon developing.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Perhaps not, she thinks, perhaps it is a personality phenomenon: the real Yolanda resurrecting on an August afternoon above the kempt green lawns of this private facility.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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