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accidentally

[ak-si-den-tl-ee] / ˌæk sɪˈdɛn tl i /


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But I think I’m going to accidentally appear to be prolific again, because we wrote so many songs for this record.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 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

A simple way to imagine this is like making two photocopies of a document but accidentally placing both copies into the same folder instead of separating them.

From Science Daily • May 25, 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

“I think we should avoid asking questions like that. Just in case we accidentally hit on any code words that might require her to kick us out. Or call security.”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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