accidental

Their goal is to scare the pigeons off; fatal incidents are typically accidental.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

People with sensitivities to the seed have long been vulnerable to reactions from accidental exposure because regulators have not required labeling of the ingredient.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

"Here was evolution's way for snakes to protect themselves from accidental self-envenomation," he said, which prompted a follow-up question.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

Islwyn was pronounced dead at the scene, and his death was ruled as accidental.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

“Just because one does not see something, that does not mean it isn’t there,” the lady replied, in an accidental moment of insight.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

This version needed to then be translated into conventional music using normal accidentals.

From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2024

You have Blackwood’s old recording and scores, which look like familiar scores but have lots of odd accidentals in them.

From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2024

Humans have long marveled at such exotic stragglers — which experts also refer to as waifs, rarities, extralimitals, casuals and accidentals — and what they suggest about the biological importance of wandering.

From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2022

In this year, which at home differed only in accidentals from other prosperous peacetime years, the U.S. also held an election.

From Time Magazine Archive

Figure 1.19: When a sharp sign appears in the C space in the key signature, all C's are sharp unless marked as accidentals.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones