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accident

[ak-si-duhnt] / ˈæk sɪ dənt /




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I started wondering how a band like that got past the velvet rope and realized that none of it was by accident, it was all by design.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

But Wood, who died in a car accident Sunday at 92, was far more than a chronicler of this country’s founding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Graells suggested that part of the cargo may have become buried beneath the sand immediately after the accident, preventing recovery efforts at the time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Boeing stock traded at about $204 before the accident, more than 50% below its all-time high of roughly $440 per share reached in early 2019.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Then two teachers and a district supervisor and Mrs. Wendleken all got locked in the teachers’ room by accident.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson




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