fortuitous
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The purchases have proven to be a fortuitous windfall for refiners who largely steered clear of both suppliers previously to avoid US ire.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
Apple’s pocket music player largely owed its existence to one fortuitous meeting Apple executives had with the maker of a tiny hard drive that didn’t seem to have any practical application.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
This purchase was especially fortuitous as the facility was in an area already zoned to permit a medical clinic.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
Northampton's eighth try was more fortuitous than well-crafted, with Smith the happy recipient following a pass from Anthony Belleau that rebounded off the head of JJ van der Mescht.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026
In some cases, we will find that Eratosthenes was prescient in his thinking; in others, that he was sloppy or mistaken, but that his errors had the fortuitous effect of canceling each other out.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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