accident
Example Sentences
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But then he started asking for money to tide him over until he could recover from the accident.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Shaylee’s cause of death was ruled an accident, and the Los Angeles Police Department dropped its investigation into the incident.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
That Anaia and Racine’s journey is born in flames is no accident.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Investigators initially treated the death as an accident, with early findings suggesting Isak, one of Spain's richest men, may have slipped.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
But in the event of a nuclear accident, people who may be exposed to iodine 131 can take potassium iodide tablets, which provide enough non-radioactive iodine 127 to saturate the thyroid.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing accident
"Angels in the Snow"
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