confluence
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But in Mark Oppenheimer’s “Judy Blume: A Life,” her meteoric rise appears fueled by a confluence of fortune that would have been unlikely at any other moment.
“A confluence of headwinds—even if each individually is not strong enough to turn the cycle—can take a sluggish economy and make it a recessionary one.”
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“A confluence of challenges has been weighing on the U.S. equity market,” said Lori Calvasina, head of U.S. equity strategy at RBC Capital Markets.
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But in this case, a confluence of other factors is adding to the squeeze.
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Where tall acacias once cast cool shade over a wetland just upstream from the confluence of the Blue and White Nile, barren ground now lies exposed, criss-crossed by people gathering whatever wood remains.
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