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accident

noun as in unexpected, undesirable event; often physically injurious

noun as in chance event

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He repeatedly made reference to the collision being a "car accident" when charges were read to him.

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In July, Nwobu survived a road accident which at the time led many people to wrongly speculate that he had died.

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The boom – and the abrupt collapse – was no accident.

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India's team is captained by Deepika TC, a Karnataka native who lost her sight as a baby after an accident.

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Officials said Lofranco got out of his vehicle after the accident to apologize to his victim before leaving the scene.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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