fortuitous
Example Sentences
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The timing also is fortuitous for Walt Disney Co. at a moment when its other once-reliable franchises such as “Star Wars” and Marvel have faltered.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
Against the bullish backdrop, the IPO could turn out to be fortuitous, or an omen.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
The turnaround mission comes at a fortuitous time, when malls are once again alive with the sound of teenagers hanging out and spending money.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 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
Maybe it had seemed to Kabuo Miyamoto, alone on the sea shortly afterward, a fortuitous thing to have come across Carl Heine in circumstances such as these.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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