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Natalie Berg, retail analyst at NBK Retail, said it was no surprise that the increase in the value of small parcels from China had coincided with the expansion of companies like Shein and Temu.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

Geological Survey in 2019 found changes in sea ice habitat had coincided with evidence that polar bears’ use of land was increasing and that the chances of a polar bear encounter had risen.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2023

Authorities said the Sunday morning attack had coincided with preparations for New Year's Day visits.

From Reuters • Jan. 3, 2023

Scientists said Spain’s earliest heat wave had coincided with the hatching season for swifts, a protected species.

From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2022

Indeed, the spread of jazz into northern and Midwestern cities had coincided with the massively increased availability of wartime factory work, which had encouraged mass black migration in the same direction.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall