Word: phenomenons
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...book comes at a time when the phenomenon of self-mutilation is beginning to be noticed. On Tuesday night, October 27, there was a special segment documenting two years in the life of a self-mutilator on Dateline NBC. During the segment, they repeatedly referred to the phenomenon as "the anorexia of the '90s." In 1997, self-mutilation was also the topic of a cover story in The New York Times Magazine...
Figure-skating, like other sports, is said to build poise and grace, but it is also said to build confidence. When Kelly O'Grady stops being a seven-year-old figure-skating phenomenon, let's hope she takes the confidence she learned on the ice to pursue her own dreams, and to figure out what she wants to do with the rest of her long, long life...
Fazio suggested that Democrats who would not otherwise vote in mid-term elections may cast their ballots for party candidates as an expression of support for the president. He said he expected this phenomenon to be particularly prevalent among African Americans...
...phenomenon of unruly bikers is not confined to Quincy Street. It is upon entering Harvard Yard that the real game of hit-or-miss begins...
School committee member Robin Harris, also a woman of color, said she believed discrimination in city administration has been an ongoing phenomenon. Last year, when the newly-hired principal of the Agassiz Elementary School left her post before her first year was up, Harris said she believed discrimination was at the root of the conflict...