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fortuitous

[fawr-too-i-tuhs, -tyoo-] / fɔrˈtu ɪ təs, -ˈtyu- /


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Four giant tortoises—George, Shelly, Fortuitous and Pequeña—roam the property.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Fortuitous because Cole, who had joined forces with Arkus-Duntov, had their small-block ready for production.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2020

Fortuitous four for Karthik as a thick inside edge evades his leg stump and the despairing diving left-hand glove of Mark Boucher, who sees the ball trickle away for a boundary.

From BBC • May 2, 2010

Fortuitous Layoff While I gave thought to where I was going to apply from the beginning, I didn't make any decisions until after the GMAT.

From BusinessWeek • Mar. 22, 2010

Fortuitous circumstances had given rise to the strangest suspicions.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von




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