fluke
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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
"What happened in Qatar wasn't a fluke," says veteran Moroccan journalist Hameed Bel Hassan.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
It was a fluke, but it led to the promotion of H.R.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
To prove her historic hurl was no fluke, she came back with a 192-6 effort on her sixth and last throw.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
I’ll tell her that it was a fluke.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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