phenomenon

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The vow was the most recent example of a phenomenon taking over on Wall Street: how some of the world’s very richest are bringing their smallest problems to the masses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The phenomenon is "something that we have not witnessed often," the mission's backup astronaut Jenni Gibbons told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

"And you know, at that time it was a question mark. Will K-pop become like a gigantic world phenomenon? Now there's no question because of BTS."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“This records fluctuations of tension within the eye muscles. Simultaneous with the blush phenomenon there generally can be found a small but detectable movement of—”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick