happenstance
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Happenstance changes earlier on can have unexpected consequences in seemingly unrelated systems.
From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024
Happenstance — the coronavirus, word of mouth, the handsomeness of Mr. Carlsen — played a part.
From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2023
Happenstance can be an excellent show's best friend, and it turns out that this show was welcome enough to land PBS second place in the ratings on the night of its debut.
From Salon • Jan. 9, 2022
Happenstance, a female-owned whiskey company in Nashville, has a Hanukkah cocktail recipe that’ll make eggnog fans rejoice.
From Fox News • Nov. 27, 2021
Happenstance may play a powerful role in biology, as it does in history.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing happenstance
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