Coffee is among the most consumed beverages worldwide. According to Statista, an average person consumes roughly 42.6 liters of coffee per year.
CROSSCURRENT
countercurrent, crosscurrent
(noun) actions counter to the main group activity; āpolitical crosscurrents disrupted the conferenceā
rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent
(noun) a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
crosscurrent (plural crosscurrents)
(nautical) A turbulent stretch of water caused by multiple currents.
(by extension) A situation in which there are conflicting opinions.
Source: Wiktionary
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PARSIMONIOUS
(adjective) excessively unwilling to spend; āparsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulsesā; ālived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgenceā
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