accidental
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Jonathan Andic has denied any responsibility for his father's death and has maintained that the fall was accidental.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Jeremy, Bath: By that logic, virtually every single handball should be deemed no foul play as accidental!
From BBC • May 17, 2026
For Ross Stripling, baseball was something of an accidental career.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
How a kindergarten teacher became the accidental guardian of 200 king penguins.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
There was nothing accidental about a wretched road, or an overcrowded tap-tap with bad brakes, or the desperation of peasant women needing to sell something at market in order to feed their families that night.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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