coincidence
Example Sentences
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Eagle said the timing of Bettencourt’s letter wasn’t a coincidence.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
“It does appear to be a coincidence that two similar occurrences happened in corresponding weeks and this was not the mountain lion that was in Santa Monica last week,” a Fish and Wildlife spokesperson said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
"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
By sheer coincidence, the story eventually reached a man named Goi.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
Vocabulary lists containing coincidence
Wonder
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Twelve Angry Men
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