accidental

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"When I saw the footage, it was immediately clear that this was not accidental," Auersperg says.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

In Bernard’s telling, citizenship was not the product of “mere accidental birth,” but rather the “political condition” of the parents.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

The widowed farmer had, after all, witnessed the accidental death of his wife and child.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

She said the new rules may reduce casual or accidental exposure to harmful material but adult users will also be worried about their data privacy.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

The rest of the walk to school they talked about coincidence, agreeing that it didn’t always seem to be accidental, and Petra shared some of Charles Fort’s ideas about looking carefully at things.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett