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serendipity

[ser-uhn-dip-i-tee] / ˌsɛr ənˈdɪp ɪ ti /


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Catastrophe and fear of the unknown sell better than optimism and serendipity.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

Yes, that’s why I like the word serendipity.

From Slate Mar. 2, 2026

The two messaged back and forth about the serendipity of it all, and needless to say, “the date went really well,” Derraugh said, smiling shyly.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 25, 2025

He added that the whole thing has a "special kind of serendipity" and is "exactly what we wanted to unlock with Welsh National Theatre".

From BBC Sep. 25, 2025

But that desire was fundamentally at odds with the incremental pace and the serendipity of basic science.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

The serendipities of age keep improving his designs.

From New York Times Sep. 1, 2022

It felt, especially to the grandiose kid that was me at the time, like one of those sublime serendipities in which big cities, with all their complexity and potential, specialize.

From The New Yorker Apr. 4, 2016

The goal is to create strategic conversations, connecting people and creating serendipities.

From Forbes Dec. 5, 2014

"What a long strange trip it's been," from the 1970 Grateful Dead hit "Truckin'," has become a widely used description of life's serendipities.

From Reuters Sep. 16, 2013

And each of them is subject to the vagaries and serendipities of life.

From Washington Post May 14, 2012




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