unintentional
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The ATP rulebook states that any distractions caused by a player "result in the loss of a point" regardless of if the hindrance was intentional or unintentional.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
“Loss,” as even the government admitted, “is ordinarily understood to capture unintentional conduct,” the justice wrote.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026
From 2016-23, there were 3,631 fatal unintentional drowning cases in California, according to data from the state’s Public Health Department.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026
Heart disease, cancer and unintentional injuries remained the top-three leading causes of deaths, the agency said, while Covid-19 was no longer among the top 10 causes of death.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
‘It was quite unintentional, I assure you. A most unfortunate accident.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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