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Re:India lifted 415M out of poverty in 15 years, says UN by spaceman_2020 on Monday November 07, 2022 @04:44PM (#33512966)
If the commodities boom is any indicator, Brazil should be hitting a purple patch soon enough.
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Re:India lifted 415M out of poverty in 15 years, says UN by klyrs on Monday November 07, 2022 @08:11PM (#33514807)
What's a purple patch?
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Re:India lifted 415M out of poverty in 15 years, says UN by spaceman_2020 on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @01:47AM (#33516541)
Hmm I thought this was a common enough expression, but apparently its largely limited to Indian English.

A “purple patch” is a period of exceptional performance. Like an athlete being “in the zone”.

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