by accident
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"The whole effect was discovered by accident," explains Wong, a professor and surgeon at the University of California, Irvine.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
He had never intended to become an activist; he found himself in the role by accident.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
He started kicking by accident in eighth grade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Sivanandan first found chess during the 2020 lockdowns, but unlike the adults who were swept up that year through the mega-popular show “The Queen’s Gambit,” she stumbled into the game by accident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The cart and the platform are almost exactly the same height—not by accident; my father built a sort of earth-ramp leading up to the barn just for that purpose.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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