accidentally
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"During a recreational dive in the summer during the undergraduate study of HY Chan in 2019, he accidentally discovered Thecacera sesama sp. nov. in northern Taiwan waters," the researchers said.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Pacing the stage in the throes of one lengthy, unaccompanied solo, Rollins leaps recklessly—and accidentally clears the edge of the stage, landing many feet below on a stone floor.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
He obtained the work phones after they accidentally fell into the River Danube on an interior ministry boating trip.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The illnesses and deaths are primarily associated with amatoxin poisoning from people accidentally picking and eating death cap and western destroying angel mushrooms, according to the state.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
It was one of the biggest rules of Glitching: you could not, under any circumstances, accidentally become a Butterfly.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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