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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: Your accidental discovery that magnesium helped prevent migraine headaches is confirmed in the medical literature.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024

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

It began, as many great inventions do, with an accidental discovery.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2023

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

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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