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confluence

[kon-floo-uhns] / ˈkɒn flu əns /


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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.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Credit a confluence of several economic and political forces.

From The Wall Street Journal

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