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accidental

[ak-si-den-tl] / ˌæk sɪˈdɛn tl /


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Over that period, the laboratory received 274 samples connected to 201 suspected cases of either deliberate or accidental poisoning across the UK, Ireland, and Gibraltar.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

It wasn’t accidental how the Appalachian Trail became my family’s backbone.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Did he feel like an accidental victim of Russia's attacks on the nearby ports, I asked him.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

The new policy preserves the benefits of life-sciences research while defining the areas of greatest risk, including prevention of accidental or intentional lab leaks, and penalties for irresponsible practices.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Put the note on the line or space where it would fall if it were not an accidental, and then either lower or raise it from your new key signature.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

You have Blackwood’s old recording and scores, which look like familiar scores but have lots of odd accidentals in them.

From New York Times Feb. 11, 2024

This version needed to then be translated into conventional music using normal accidentals.

From New York Times Feb. 11, 2024

Humans have long marveled at such exotic stragglers — which experts also refer to as waifs, rarities, extralimitals, casuals and accidentals — and what they suggest about the biological importance of wandering.

From New York Times Apr. 7, 2022

In this year, which at home differed only in accidentals from other prosperous peacetime years, the U.S. also held an election.

From Time Magazine Archive

But some care must be taken to correctly transpose accidentals.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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