serendipitous

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Come to think of it, thoughts are perhaps not unlike a murmuration of starlings, flitting and swooping and morphing with seemingly serendipitous activation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

"It's serendipitous timing," says Prof Jim Wild, a space physicist at Lancaster University and a member of the AuroraWatch UK team, which lets people know when the Northern Lights might be seen in the UK.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Daniel Holz -- a University of Chicago astrophysicist focused on black holes, who was not involved in the study -- told AFP the "serendipitous" nature of the latest example makes it particularly exciting.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

It was a serendipitous moment, however; it clicked for him that Vecna 2.0 could be simultaneously more exposed and sharper.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

It was serendipitous when writer Thomas Keneally walked into the luggage store that the Pages owned in Beverly Hills and became fascinated by the story Mr. Page told him.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson