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convergence

[kuhn-vur-juhns] / kənˈvɜr dʒəns /


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The convergence of multiple people with the same first and last name has put a bizarre twist on the serious fight for a US Senate seat in the midterm elections this November.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

A rare convergence of a powerful El Niño, super king tides and sea level rise spurred by climate change could menace California with record coastal flooding this winter.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

"I couldn't believe the convergence of elements being so close to my life because we've got a deaf character," she says.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Psychiatry’s embrace of Dr. Snyder’s finding was foreshadowed by a convergence of pre-existing forces.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

It hardly requires an advanced degree in molecular biology, philosophy, or history to note that the convergence of these two events is like a headlong sprint into an abyss.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

An advisor to Macron's office said that the French president would also use the meeting to present "proposals for action that reflect the convergences that emerged", AFP reported.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2025

These data enabled the team to analyse the evolutionary trajectories of these two species in order to detect possible convergences, i.e. cases of independent evolution of similar morphologies.

From Science Daily Nov. 15, 2023

“We’re not going to see the Western democracies try to remove India from their strategic calculus, especially in terms of countering China. The strategic convergences are too strong,” he added.

From Seattle Times Sep. 20, 2023

The side-by-side visits of two East Asian leaders to two warring European capitals are just the latest in a growing list of convergences between Atlantic and Indo-Pacific alliances and rivalries.

From Washington Times Mar. 21, 2023

How are we to explain these and hundreds of similar phonetic convergences?

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Edward Sapir




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