phenomenon
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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
The series of 10 red horizontal stripes was first found on the wall of a side chamber of Bacon Hole cave in Gower, Swansea, in 1912, before being dismissed years later as a natural phenomenon.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The researchers also took advantage of a familiar physical phenomenon known as the coffee ring effect.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
He let the phenomenon run its course and came to himself, exhausted, as if the experience had been strenuous and demanding.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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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