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phenomenon

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


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The phenomenon is striking even in a country accustomed to larger-than-life public figures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Experts have spent years studying this phenomenon, trying all sorts of nudges and tricks to get people more inclined to save for retirement.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Different species sometimes arrive at the same biological solution on their own, a phenomenon known as parallel evolution.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

“We didn’t know it would be the phenomenon it became.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The kemmer phenomenon fascinates all of us Investigators, of course.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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