fluke
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"What happened in Qatar wasn't a fluke," says veteran Moroccan journalist Hameed Bel Hassan.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
By now it’s clear that Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral victory in New York last year over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo was less a fluke than a harbinger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Whether this marks a lasting shift or a fluke is unclear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
It was a fluke, but it led to the promotion of H.R.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
It was no fluke: in another clandestine workout not long after, the colt would tie a thirty-year-old world record for seven eighths of a mile, running it in 1:22.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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