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accidental

[ak-si-den-tl] / ˌæk sɪˈdɛn tl /


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Accidental giveaways and losses of bitcoin are rare, especially at this scale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Accidental artwork sounds like the kind of thing Yoko Ono would be very pleased with.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2025

Inspired by a 2016 true-crime story, Sing L. Lee’s strong debut “The Accidental Getaway Driver” is a human-sized thriller set across several blue-black nights off the grid in Orange County.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

The figures were released as part of research published by Accidental Claims Advice which showed England’s councils were owed £6bn in unpaid council tax as of March.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2024

This paragraph from Accidental Millionaire, one of the many Jobs biographies, gives us a sense of how extraordinary his childhood experiences were.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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