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tripping over

noun as in serendipity

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I kept tripping over a man carrying a large wooden cross.

From Slate

Alongside shots of my dog and gym selfies, my phone’s camera roll is filled with photos of gravestones of all shapes, sizes, and materials: massive granite monuments fit for the Chicago industrialists buried underneath them, humble flat markers that I’m prone to tripping over, and sandstone slabs so worn down by centuries of sun, rain, and snow that there’s no telling who’s buried there.

From Slate

Archibald, 30, broke two bones in her leg and tore ligaments off the bone after tripping over a step in her garden in June.

From BBC

“Reminder, women owe you nothing. When I’m in my enclosure, tripping over stuff, biting my trainer’s knee, I’m at work, that is the project. Do not yell my name or expect a photo just because I’m your parasocial bestie or because you appreciate my talent,” the comedian said, riffing on the singer's recent statements.

From Salon

Stacey Vint, 34, from Middlesbrough, headed towards officers before tripping over and falling to the ground at their feet, Teesside Crown Court heard.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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