inadvertent

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Wrangling Gellar free from her inadvertent nostalgic trappings is no simple task.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Westminster standards commissioner Daniel Greenberg said the breaches were "inadvertent" and no further action was needed.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Skims said in the statement that the error was inadvertent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

That Belmondo morphs from appealing photojournalist to unlikable sexual cad while the picture’s ostensible star—Claude Brasseur as an inadvertent cop killer—disappears for long stretches does the picture no favors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

There have been five great kisses since 1642 B.C., when Saul and Delilah Korn’s inadvertent discovery swept across Western civilization.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman