happy accident

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But every once in a while, we get a little wink, an ounce of good luck, an unearned gift, a happy accident, and this recipe falls in that category.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

And then the happy accident of that is that you get to be more present because of value that it’s actually adding on top of what your phone can already do.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

Joe Hart and Micah Richards discuss whether Sandro Tonali meant to score against Brentford or whether it was a happy accident - and one that Bees keeper Mark Flekken should have prevented.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

The fact that so many others saw themselves in it — and still do — was a happy accident.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2024

If the discovery of America was a happy accident, it gave rise to another even more remarkable accident—the discovery of discovery.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton