accident
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The outcome hasn’t been so uncertain for years, and it’s no accident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Police were looking into an accident that ignited the blaze.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
“It is with profound sadness that we share the heartbreaking news that one of our TSD seniors, Kaylee Hottle, tragically passed away yesterday in a car accident in Frederick, Maryland,” read the Instagram post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
“The downside: If you do end up in an accident, dealing with credit-card coverage can be more of a hassle than you’d encounter with the car-company CDW.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
If they’re released during a nuclear accident, the same neutrons that ping around inside the nuclear reactor breaking apart uranium atoms can careen through a worker’s body.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
This rises to 257 when considering other migration-related deaths in the area, such as accidents involving people trying to board lorries bound for the UK, it added.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
ALTER: The likelihood of accidents depends on the floor’s “coefficient of friction,” a measure of slipperiness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Brussels is the most recent, announcing theirs would end in 2027, following a rise in accidents.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Currently, a driver’s safety record is determined by the Department of Motor Vehicles’ point system, which considers a driver’s moving violations and accidents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Then we turned up Church Street and rented this reality DVD, Life Against Death, which had a lot of cliffs, as well as fires, animal attacks, and skydiving accidents.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
Vocabulary lists containing accident
"Angels in the Snow"
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 10–12
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