confluence
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A confluence of circumstances plays a role in the numbers, but let’s set aside the total and look at the quality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
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
So when “Parasite” won the best picture Oscar in 2020, the confluence of these factors turned the world’s most important film festival into the best launchpad for a movie with awards aspirations.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
It stands to reason, then, that somewhere along that street should be a spot corresponding to the ancient city’s main crossing, the confluence of the Street of the Soma and the east—west-running Canopic Way.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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