accidental
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But Salisbury decided the handball was accidental and stuck by his on-field decision of goal.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
For Ross Stripling, baseball was something of an accidental career.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
Together they constitute Honor’s accidental family, one formed by a shared need for cheap accommodation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
How a kindergarten teacher became the accidental guardian of 200 king penguins.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
He obviously had not realized that Burr’s shot had caused an accidental firing of his own weapon.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing accidental
"Culture Clash"
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Music - High School
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -al, -ial
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