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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

But they came under particular pressure Friday thanks to a confluence of disparate developments worldwide, dragging down major indexes from Tokyo to New York, with the S&P 500 dropping 1.2% from Thursday’s all-time high.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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 confluence of race and sex was a powerful force in dismantling Reconstruction after the Civil War, sustaining Jim Crow laws for a century and fueling divisive racial politics throughout the twentieth century.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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