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accident

[ak-si-duhnt] / ˈæk sɪ dənt /




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When Chris Tuczemskyi reflects on the freak accident that killed his partner, he gives thanks that her final act was to save their daughter's life.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

One of his former teams, Red Bull Salzburg, wrote on X that Manninger died in a traffic accident.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Early debates confirm that this was no accident.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Castro Espín is known as “El Tuerto,” or “The One-Eyed Man,” the result of injuring an eye in an accident while stationed in Angola with Cuban troops.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

But it’s weird because the first thing that jumps into my head is I’m sorry, not, It was an accident.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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