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coincidental

[koh-in-si-den-tl] / koʊˌɪn sɪˈdɛn tl /


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The timing of Apple’s price hikes may have been coincidental, but they illustrate the new world order in technology right now.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

“It is not coincidental that Poland, which shares a border with Russia and attaches high value to its membership in NATO, has been one of the largest gold buyers,” Eichengreen says.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

I don’t think the timing and virality of these moments, in this season, is coincidental.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

Whether the departure was an explicit condition of a potential swap or a signal of strategic alignment, the sequence wasn’t coincidental.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

It isn’t merely coincidental or surprising, as when the newscaster thoughtlessly reports, “Ironically, the jewelry store was burglarized on the same date last year.”

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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