accident
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After the accident, the car was buried in the dunes, where it stayed for 42 years before being recovered in 1969 and restored over a 16-year period.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Before his accident, Nones was a freelance photographer who excelled because he pushed himself, doing whatever it took to get the right shot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
On the night of the world's worst nuclear accident, he was working as a turbine mechanic in unit number two, a few hundred metres from reactor number four, which exploded during a safety test.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
Holm told jurors she will present evidence that there was “a rush to judgment to determine that the entire accident was the fault of Rebecca Grossman” — ignoring Erickson.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
But the world was not continuous; it changed discontinuously, and often by accident.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing accident
"Angels in the Snow"
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 10–12
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