accident
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Former UK air accident investigator Tim Atkinson agrees that there is always a temptation to blame a dead pilot for a serious accident.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
He said the accident wasn’t reported to the state, as is required by law.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
But Wood, who died in a car accident Sunday at 92, was far more than a chronicler of this country’s founding.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 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
I don’t want to look out the window, where all those cars are—cars that could have been in an accident because of my carelessness.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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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