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a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
- an unfortunate conjuncture of events—peak demand at a time of reduced output from hurricane-ravished refineries—resulted in skyrocketing gas prices
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“Conjuncture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjuncture. Accessed 15 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of conjuncture was in 1605
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