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by a fluke



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A seven-year-old boy is in danger of losing sight in one eye because of an undiagnosed condition that was only picked up by a "fluke appointment" at the optician's.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

“So we were spared, but only by a fluke of the wind change.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

That’s how I got to the 1969 MLB All-Star Game at RFK Stadium — by a fluke.

From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2018

And by a fluke of fate and a consequence of math, the voters here will likely decide the balance of power in the state Legislature.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2017

Well, Uncle Con had very little use for me till by a fluke I got the title.

From Vision House by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)




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