serendipity

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Hoiberg built the team that broke the tournament curse with careful planning and some serendipity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

A few years later, Henson and his wife, Gayle, opened a dude ranch in Santa Barbara County called, in a stroke of eventual marketing serendipity, Hidden Valley Ranch.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2025

The couple said that finding the mobile home in 2010 was a stroke of serendipity.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025

"It's pure serendipity that 2024 became the year these films were released, igniting conversations together."

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2024

“Still, I suppose serendipity is a force to be reckoned with,” Velma T. said with a sigh.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool