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accidentally

[ak-si-den-tl-ee] / ˌæk sɪˈdɛn tl i /


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The researchers also emphasized that the distinction between diabetes treatment and weight management could help doctors provide more personalized advice to women who accidentally used these medications around conception.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

At the debut event, Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen tossed a metal ball at the window a bit too hard, accidentally shattering it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Among the cards was a transatlantic greeting from the mayor of Lyndhurst in Ohio after the care home accidentally contacted him instead of the mayor of Lyndhurst in Hampshire.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

“On Saturday, at a gun range, a weapon accidentally discharged while holstered, resulting in a superficial injury to film director Michael Mann,” his representative said in a statement Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

“Whether started deliberately or accidentally, global war would leave civilization in a shambles,” Eisenhower warned the nation.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin


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