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accidentally

[ak-si-den-tl-ee] / ˌæk sɪˈdɛn tl i /


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“Even for operators that do E-Verify, and do all the things, there is a real unrest in terms of making sure everyone is safe and not accidentally getting caught up in something,” Korsmo said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

This could be a simple mistake of accidentally clicking “publish” over “save draft” at a CNN news desk.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

I kept accidentally catching Noah’s eye in the mirror, and through facial expressions, tried to communicate that I was having fun and in no way subtly judging his yoga practice.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 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

Julio was already demanding that they come to the meeting tomorrow and explain how they had accidentally caused this mess.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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