fortuitous

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But what would have been a fortuitous goal was chalked off because the ball was deemed to have hit his elbow, which was tight to his body.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

This purchase was especially fortuitous as the facility was in an area already zoned to permit a medical clinic.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

Omar Marmoush struggled to fill in for Haaland, although Bobb nearly snatched a fortuitous equaliser with a deflected cross that Flekken blocked with his leg.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

“What’s fortuitous is that our own analysis, I think the Navy’s own analysis, we’re all kind of leaning in a direction that aligns with the president’s intuition,” Clark said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

It was just too fortuitous to pass up.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer