coincidence
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“I tended toward … a kind of diffuse sallying through the world, staying open to the coincidence, digression, and movement,” she writes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The study does not establish that the asteroid barrage caused those changes, but the coincidence offers a compelling target for future research.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
By interesting coincidence, I happened to be in Nashville in January 1979, visiting my future in-laws, where I witnessed the most dramatic and emblematic episode of Mr. Alexander’s distinguished career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
It was probably no coincidence that Wet Wet Wet's version was used on the soundtrack of the film Four Weddings and a Funeral the same year.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
He raises his eyebrows and shrugs like he can’t explain the coincidence that is my math grade.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
The movie takes on some formulaic thriller trappings in its final act, relying too heavily on strained coincidences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
That enigmatic response got the team at the brokerage Baird to look for coincidences between Dorsey and Satoshi.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 25, 2025
It’s been a troubling year of coincidences for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2025
In a Facebook post, Koeniz officials wished the public "a lot of fun" in making sense of the "curious coincidences" seven years in the making.
From BBC ● May 13, 2025
Life is just a series of dumb decisions and indecisions and coincidences that we choose to ascribe meaning to.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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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