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accidental discovery



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The accidental discovery resulted in Mr. Peper’s purchase of a small townhouse with a perfect view of the North Sea and fairway grass.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

A while back, I was poring over papers of a renowned scientist at UC San Diego when suddenly, an accidental discovery.

From Scientific American Oct. 5, 2023

The missing woman whose disappearance prompted the police search that led to the accidental discovery of the Gilgo Beach remains, Shannan Gilbert, was herself found dead in a nearby coastal marsh in 2011.

From Seattle Times Jul. 18, 2023

The show is less about plot development than it is about detection and revelation, as an accidental discovery leads Jamie down a rabbit’s hole of investigation into Amandine’s hidden life.

From New York Times Nov. 10, 2022

This accidental discovery is, incidentally, entirely typical of the history of science.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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