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spontaneous

[spon-tay-nee-uhs] / spɒnˈteɪ ni əs /


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Conversely, Jackie Domanus, a 44-year-old mom of three in California, prefers spontaneous phone calls.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

The decision to go all in felt spontaneous, “like a dream,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Instead, researchers say the massive collection of spontaneous patient reports may reveal signals worth examining more closely.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Kent Police previously said the protest was "spontaneous", and it did not have any intelligence to suggest a demonstration was going to happen.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Mutations occur when DNA is damaged by chemicals or X-rays, or when the DNA replication enzyme makes a spontaneous error in copying genes.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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