confluence

Surrounded by farmland, Sacramento sits at the confluence of the American and Sacramento rivers, and as it turns out, “confluence” is a leading theme of this year’s inaugural gathering.

Disasters are real — also, these days, frighteningly common, be they epic confluences of nature and negligence or the murderous and preventable kind.

The confluence of these different pressure systems has resulted in fluctuations in forecast models that make it hard to predict exactly where in Southern California thunder, lightning and rain will land, she said.

It came about through a confluence of circumstances.

But I must consider: What was the mysterious confluence that caused my knee to break at the time Gail’s mother died, bringing Gail and me to one table, in one place, at one time?