accident
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Over the last two decades, train accident rates have fallen 40% and derailments 46%.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
David Garms testified that Longet insisted the shooting was an accident.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
The US National Transportation Safety Board said it was investigating the accident.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
He told the BBC that he "fell into it by accident" after being made redundant from a job selling fishing tackle.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
In a country where people identify closely with their work, the emotional fallout from the accident was enormous.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing accident
"Angels in the Snow"
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 10–12
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