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accidentally

[ak-si-den-tl-ee] / ˌæk sɪˈdɛn tl i /


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As Gray worked with old, yellowing scans of Lee’s drawings in Photoshop, he accidentally inverted the colors.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

I think it's about toxic nightlife culture, unless Cosmó's accidentally stumbled into Schönbrunn Zoo?

From BBC • May 8, 2026

US media reports cite aviation experts as saying fuel switches in a Boeing 737 lock into position, making it improbable they were switched off accidentally.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

In 2020, for example, an employee accidentally wired nearly $900 million to creditors of Revlon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

It looked to me, the first time, like a toy that God had been playing with and accidentally dropped out of heaven.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant




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