by coincidence

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Whether by coincidence or design, the pattern has been unmistakable: Promotion itself carries risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Every four years Norway's parliament, the Storting, holds a vote on replacing the monarchy, which by coincidence comes up again on Tuesday, just as the trial at Oslo district court is getting under way.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

And then, by coincidence, all these references to Hawaii were popping up in my comedy unintentionally as I was preparing for the special.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

Days before I sat down for my conversation with John Lithgow, and purely by coincidence, I watched “The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension” for the first time in decades.

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2024

But, as the following derivation shows, such experiences are more rationally accounted for by coincidence.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos