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accident

[ak-si-duhnt] / ˈæk sɪ dənt /




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In a freak accident, he injured his neck when a wave caused him to flip and hit the sand in Langland Bay, Swansea.

From BBC

That approach won’t excite markets—but it reduces the risk of abrupt reversals or financial accidents.

From Barron's

The two trains involved in the accident were operated by PeruRail and Inca Rail respectively.

From BBC

No one arrived at the title “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not” by accident.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is no accident that most of the world’s professionally managed pension funds, including all those in U.S. states and towns, invest in a portfolio that is mostly stocks.

From MarketWatch