confluence
Example Sentences
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“What happened at Music Inn in the 1950s,” he argues, “was a remarkable confluence of place, people, and politics that reflected and augured seismic shifts and conflicts in American culture.”
Credit a confluence of several economic and political forces.
It was only a matter of time before South Mumbai's skyline would become a rich confluence of Indo-Saracenic, Gothic and Art Deco buildings.
From BBC
“It’s a really interesting example of the confluence of celebrity with technology and consumer trends,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
“Overall, this appears to be a confluence of short-term liquidity issues, sustained selling and eroded sentiment rather than a single catalyst,” said Kelly.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.