coincidence
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It was probably a mere coincidence that moments later, Sean Duffy name-checked one of the country’s most prominent Republican megadonors when the family stopped at the National Constitution Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Some may call it a coincidence / But I prefer design."
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
It is no coincidence that humanity shot forward when Gutenberg invented his printing press.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
If you want to be cynical you could chalk it up to coincidence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Through sheer coincidence, around the same time Mom was doing her research on the club, a documentary film about Peter Westbrook himself was premiering in New York City.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
"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
That enigmatic response got the team at the brokerage Baird to look for coincidences between Dorsey and Satoshi.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 25, 2025
Uncle Tim asks his detective friend as they fall deeper and deeper into a rabbit hole of conspiracy theories and supernatural coincidences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
Most people would accept that in their own lives, accidents and coincidences happen, and some things really are just as they seem.
From Salon ● May 7, 2025
Of course, all of it could have been just loosely connected coincidences.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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Wonder
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Twelve Angry Men
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