accidental

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

“I think we’ve become accidental pilgrims,” I said as we pedaled our tandem bike near the southern coast of Shikoku island this spring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

I think the fact that I’ve become a symbol for the women’s movement is somewhat accidental.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026

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

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

This was no tribute's campfire gone out of control, no accidental occurrence.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

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

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

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

But some care must be taken to correctly transpose accidentals.

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