serendipitous

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Later that same year a serendipitous meeting would lead to the final pieces of the puzzle necessary to make RSV vaccines a reality.

From Scientific American

A Marine Corps veteran who helps develop products for the hunting industry, Mr. Nash makes visits to the grocery store that can mean hours of serendipitous conversation with every person he sees.

From New York Times

Wikipedia, too, for all its efficient usefulness, is still a delightful rabbit hole down which to waste an hour or an afternoon in serendipitous browsing.

From Washington Post

But valuable — and sometimes serendipitous — office interaction is lost when colleagues see each other only on a computer screen.

From Washington Post

Now, because of a serendipitous — or mercenary, depending on one’s perspective — hand dealt by the pandemic, hospital-at-home services may soon be available to millions of Americans.

From New York Times