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phenomenon

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


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Parsons took the phenomenon from low resolution static images into immersive cinematic exploration, helping to establish Backrooms as one of social media’s most recognizable horror environments.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

This weather phenomenon "could affect electricity demand" by increasing cooling needs and limiting hydropower and wind power generation, the IEA said.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

"The split between electoral legitimacy and democratic accountability outside electoral space is the new phenomenon of politics in India."

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The movie was such a cultural phenomenon when it came out — the soundtrack was so popular, people wore the scorpion jacket.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

“When I went to check it out, I got sucked right down here. See, they have this strange phenomenon with the air currents....”

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

Unlike psychology, which operates on an individual level, sociology considers human phenomena in the aggregate and often over the long run.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

The phenomena were observed earlier this month thanks to monsoon moisture coming from the south and bringing midlevel clouds.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

The theory accurately describes a wide range of microscopic phenomena.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

The community believed that they "experienced genuine, sometimes painful and traumatic, physical symptoms and sensory phenomena and honestly and sincerely reported those events as possible anomalous health incidents".

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Indeed, if you looked carefully, all the chaotic and complex phenomena of the world were the result of highly organized natural laws.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The regional deluge was caused by the combined effect of two weather phenomenons, El Niño and the Indian Ocean Dipole, said Nazanine Moshiri, a climate analyst at the International Crisis Group.

From Reuters Nov. 8, 2023

To better understand some of these new-sounding weather phenomenons, Times staff dived into the archives to see how long these phrases have made the news, and asked experts about their scientific origins and true meaning.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2023

But the story’s been somewhat different from other global phenomenons like Squid Game, whose English subtitles came under fire for being woefully inaccurate.

From The Verge May 19, 2022

When the show debuted twelve years, social media apps like Twitter and Instagram were on the precipice of becoming the cultural phenomenons they are today.

From Fox News Sep. 18, 2021

Their disappearances were phenomenons that happened every time Hyacinth gave Franz a bath.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser




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