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coincidental

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


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As you talk to the brothers, though, you realize there is nothing coincidental about them getting this opportunity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

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

If things were simply coincidental, or it’s all been a strategy to win our trust to make us easy prey, or I don’t understand what’s actually going on?

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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