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by chance

adverb as in by accident

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She was found by chance when a shepherd, who had taken his goats to the area for grazing, heard faint cries coming from under a mound of earth.

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Global supremacy doesn’t happen by chance, which means Swift can leave nothing up to the fates.

Frazer Walsh's journey to working with lions didn't begin in a lab or lecture hall - it started with a job advert he spotted by chance.

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But, by chance, she noticed the BBC was advertising for staff.

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"It happened by chance," said Rose, the eldest of the triplets.

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