by chance
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Gary, a security guard from Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, stumbled upon Karen's post by chance and felt he had to help.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The recent government scrutiny of deals by Walter’s insurance companies seemed to come by chance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Did Slate politics by chance publish a really excellent feature today on Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, one so compelling and rich that I could find solace just by reading it?
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Some occur by chance as cancer cells divide.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
If Gwydion were, by chance, in an adjoining cell, Taran hoped he would hear this signal.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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