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accident

[ak-si-duhnt] / ˈæk sɪ dənt /




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Was Married at First Sight UK an accident waiting to happen?

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Shaylee’s cause of death was ruled an accident, and the Los Angeles Police Department dropped its investigation into the incident.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Purser said he sees “scandal” not as “an accident or a bug” but rather a “feature” of the New Age economy.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Investigators initially treated the death as an accident, with early findings suggesting Isak, one of Spain's richest men, may have slipped.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

They feared that Fukushima might become a repeat of the accident at Chernobyl.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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