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confluence

[kon-floo-uhns] / ˈkɒn flu əns /


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A confluence of extreme weather, disease and pests is making core ingredient Scotch bonnet peppers particularly hard to source, manufacturers tell the BBC.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

The reason is a confluence of advances in medical, logistical, and communication technology.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Markets are booming, the U.S.-Iran war hasn’t ended, and AI is on every investor’s mind, so I turned to Banerji to better understand the confluence of these three circumstances.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Khartoum, a metropolis of 7 million, sits at the confluence of tributaries, a sort of Pittsburgh-on-the-Nile.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The trials were to be held at a new stadium on Randall’s Island, in the confluence of the East and Harlem rivers.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand




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