fluke
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Not just one fluke, but a series of them.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
And it hardly appears to be a fluke with an offense that has regressed in back-to-back seasons after winning the Super Bowl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Unlike The Wonders, Schlesinger’s ability to write a world-beating earworm was no fluke.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
And without such a theory, odds are very high that October’s past volatility is a statistical fluke.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Seabiscuit had delivered what many of them thought was the greatest performance in racing history, and had lost simply because of a fluke in the weight system, and a foul from another horse.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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