"Baader-Meinhof phenomenon" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Named in 1994 after the West German Baader-Meinhof Group of the 1970s, when a commentator unexpectedly heard two references to the group within 24 hours. Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} Baader-Meinhof phenomenon (plural not attested)
  1. A cognitive bias by which a recently learned word, concept, etc. suddenly seems to appear with improbable frequency. Wikipedia link: Red Army Faction Tags: no-plural
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