fluke
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"The way the Australians were caught was an absolute fluke," Alvin Naicker, in charge of SuperSport's live broadcast from Newlands, tells BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Unlike The Wonders, Schlesinger’s ability to write a world-beating earworm was no fluke.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
And without such a theory, odds are very high that October’s past volatility is a statistical fluke.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
The pitch, of course, was nowhere near the strike zone and, despite the pain and in an effort to see if that was a fluke, he tried to throw another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Oh man, you must’ve been pissed! I mean, so close, and then something fluke happens and ruins everything. All that money.”
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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