fluke
Example Sentences
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Since higher doses failed to produce better results, researchers couldn’t rule out the possibility that improvements were a fluke.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
"I wanted to come back and prove last year wasn't a fluke."
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
The gap between these values is small in absolute terms, but far too large to dismiss as a statistical fluke.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
They thought it was a fluke and wouldn’t have any endurance.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
The scientist on board tells us that the fluke, or tail, of a whale is like a person’s fingerprint.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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