If it's a crosscurrent, it's hard to tell how fast the water is running.
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Kyle made his way to Jesus across a strong crosscurrent and then he struggled to hold up Jesus'dead weight.
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The president is in something of a crosscurrent.
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We have cavalries of lobbyists, years-old grudges, and a governor caught in a dangerous political crosscurrent.
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Rip: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
Countercurrent: actions counter to the main group activity; "political crosscurrents disrupted the conference"
Crosscurrent is Jake Shimabukuro's second solo album. It was released in August 2003.
Crosscurrents is a half-hour evening newsmagazine from KALW-FM Public Radio in San Francisco. The show launched on August 4, 2008, and is co-hosted by Holly Kernan and Hana Baba. ...
(Crosscurrents (Bill Evans album)) Crosscurrents is an album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans, released in 1977.