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crosscurrent

[ kraws-kur-uhnt, -kuhr-, kros- ]

noun

  1. a current, as in a stream, moving across the main current.
  2. Often crosscurrents. a conflicting tendency or movement.


crosscurrent

/ ˈ°ì°ùÉ’²õËŒ°ìÊŒ°ùÉ™²Ô³Ù /

noun

  1. a current in a river or sea flowing across another current
  2. a conflicting tendency moving counter to the usual trend
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of crosscurrent1

First recorded in 1590–1600; cross- + current
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Geragos said that while “there are so many crosscurrents,†with some prosecutors and relatives supporting the brothers and others opposing them, it’s a judicial decision.

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"There's a lot of crosscurrents here, in terms of voters thinking about the economy," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics.

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The policy, though, has gotten caught in fierce crosscurrents about how to navigate the economic and political trade-offs demanded by climate change in a world where power is shifting and international institutions are fracturing.

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Mr. Lankford has previously found himself swept up in the crosscurrents of Republican politics.

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Biden’s ability to navigate those crosscurrents will be critical to his reelection effort as he tries to energize Democrats this fall, especially young people who are particularly concerned about the war’s effects.

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