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confluence

[kon-floo-uhns] / ˈkɒn flu əns /


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The reason is a confluence of advances in medical, logistical, and communication technology.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

So when “Parasite” won the best picture Oscar in 2020, the confluence of these factors turned the world’s most important film festival into the best launchpad for a movie with awards aspirations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

It's a confluence of factors starting with consultants often inaccurately projecting potential demand, says Verma.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Farther along we come to the confluence of the Little Delaware and the West Branch, and Bando takes out his compass and map again.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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