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coincidence

[koh-in-si-duhns] / koʊˈɪn sɪ dəns /




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"But when it happens four, five or six times over the season, that's just not a coincidence."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Earlier research from the same team used Mendelian randomization, a genetic research method that helps scientists separate cause from coincidence, to investigate the connection.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

One show of indifference was chance, two was coincidence, but this last dismissal made me see the pattern.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Is this phenomenon of “Blue Dot Fever” real, or is it just a coincidence for specific artists amid a tough economy?

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

I’m not sure that what I am about to describe really rates as a startling coincidence.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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