fluke
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Sure, but we all know it would be a fluke.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Gotham is able to distinguish between the animals largely thanks to "fluke prints": whales have unique patterns on the underside of their tails, similar to human fingerprints, St. Lawrence explained.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
After 45 minutes, I'm looking at Hogh and thinking this isn't a fluke.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The 1987 version was the year of the worst single-day crash ever—a fluke event, but one prompted by sharply rising bond yields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
I thought about telling him I hadn’t come looking for anything, that it was a total fluke I’d crashed right in front of New Life in Christ.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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