coincidence
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Yet it doesn’t seem a coincidence to me that one newer show that caters to Generation Z, “Adults,” has a group of friends living rent-free in one of the character’s childhood home.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
It’s no coincidence that his Buckeyes are ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll, ahead of their seismic showdown with No. 4 Texas on Saturday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
That Carter’s photos now feel immediately recognizable without relying on a single visual trick is no coincidence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
That can make it difficult to determine which bacteria are genuinely associated with disease, which are simply present by coincidence, and which may have protective effects.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
He peeked out through the letter box and, oh happy coincidence, there was a pair of goggled eyes peeking right back at him.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
No exotic assumptions or rare coincidences were necessary.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
As many a TV detective likes to say, there are no such thing as coincidences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
"We know it's there, we know it's under the ground, we know the archaeology is there and it's just one of those happy coincidences of this very, very hot weather that these things appear."
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
“In a Charley Chase film life often seems like a stream of unfortunate coincidences designed primarily to embarrass, incriminate, or otherwise inconvenience Chase in his bid to be a good solid citizen.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
It is no great wonder if, in the long process of time, while fortune takes her course hither and thither, numerous coincidences should spontaneously occur.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Vocabulary lists containing coincidence
Wonder
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"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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Twelve Angry Men
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