accident
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Under international law, as set out in Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, the country in which an accident occurs is directly responsible for the official investigation.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Only the accident of his intemperate sounding off, and then lack of self-knowledge to offer regrets, blew up the opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
I started wondering how a band like that got past the velvet rope and realized that none of it was by accident, it was all by design.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The most likely explanation is that the shipment was being loaded or unloaded when an accident caused it to fall into the water.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
It is believed that this accident is the first such between horse-drawn vehicle and internal combustion engine in the twentieth century here in the Hoosier heartland.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Vocabulary lists containing accident
"Angels in the Snow"
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