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coincidental

[koh-in-si-den-tl] / koʊˌɪn sɪˈdɛn tl /


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Gibney also profiled Holmes in his 2019 work “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley,” which adds another layer of coincidental symmetry: Fielder’s film hits theaters on Oct.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

But the timing wasn’t coincidental: Black’s retirement news was made on the same day as the release of an independent report commissioned by Apollo about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Just a coincidental blip in the middle of a long season?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026

The timing of Apple’s price hikes may have been coincidental, but they illustrate the new world order in technology right now.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

Skeptics argue coincidental alignment and the conventional Hubble-Humason interpretation of the red shift.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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