accidental discovery
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The accidental discovery resulted in Mr. Peper’s purchase of a small townhouse with a perfect view of the North Sea and fairway grass.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
A while back, I was poring over papers of a renowned scientist at UC San Diego when suddenly, an accidental discovery.
From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2023
The missing woman whose disappearance prompted the police search that led to the accidental discovery of the Gilgo Beach remains, Shannan Gilbert, was herself found dead in a nearby coastal marsh in 2011.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2023
The show is less about plot development than it is about detection and revelation, as an accidental discovery leads Jamie down a rabbit’s hole of investigation into Amandine’s hidden life.
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022
This accidental discovery is, incidentally, entirely typical of the history of science.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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