inadvertent
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That way if my husband inadvertently saw my conversation history in my sidebar, there would be no inadvertent spoiler.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
With the substitution exposed, Fox claimed the error was inadvertent.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026
At a previous High Court hearing, lawyers for Matt Goodwin and his election agent Adam Rawlinson acknowledged some election leaflets had failed to include a "statutory imprint", something which constituted "inadvertent illegal practice".
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Skims said in the statement that the error was inadvertent.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
Was she the inadvertent victim of some Dark rite?
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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