accidentally
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This could be a simple mistake of accidentally clicking “publish” over “save draft” at a CNN news desk.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
Once in the late 1950s, while building machinery to record sounds a heart makes, he accidentally used the wrong resistor, but its electrical pulse rate was steady, like a heartbeat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The original golden touch belonged to King Midas, who loved it until he accidentally killed his daughter by turning her into a gold statue.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Anthropic accidentally released part of the internal source code for its AI-powered coding assistant Claude Code due to "human error," the company said Tuesday.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
“Okay. Did you accidentally read a spoiler about Soul Scythe? Bruh, it’s fine. One spoiler won’t ruin the whole book.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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