serendipity

Yes, that’s why I like the word serendipity.

From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026

When you’re just another tourist following a well-trodden itinerary, serendipity is rare, but the Georgian hinterland seems to regularly yield chance happenings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

The two messaged back and forth about the serendipity of it all, and needless to say, “the date went really well,” Derraugh said, smiling shyly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025

He added that the whole thing has a "special kind of serendipity" and is "exactly what we wanted to unlock with Welsh National Theatre".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025

This was serendipity itself; with the fall of the Nationalists, other Chinese students had become as illegitimate as he.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

The serendipities of age keep improving his designs.

From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2022

The dawning of knowledge, the instant of understanding, the way an idea comes together at once as if with the satisfying snap of a seat-belt buckle—such well-prepared serendipities are the mainsprings of “The Martian.”

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 9, 2015

The goal is to create strategic conversations, connecting people and creating serendipities.

From Forbes ● Dec. 5, 2014

"What a long strange trip it's been," from the 1970 Grateful Dead hit "Truckin'," has become a widely used description of life's serendipities.

From Reuters ● Sep. 16, 2013

Still, there are intriguing serendipities, such as the large amount of standout work in black-and-white or near-monochromatic palettes.

From Washington Post