off-chance

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It was clearly from someone she knew, although she had no idea it was her friend Yevgeny Merkis who had scrawled the message on the off chance she might see it.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

On the off chance that an awards producer ends up reading this, here’s a hint: we want to hear what the winners have to say.

From Salon • Sep. 15, 2025

"We decided to take a very careful look at the shipworm's gut again," says Goodell, "on the off chance that the last hundred years' worth of researchers missed something."

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024

On the off chance it does, though, the American people may want to start getting in shape.

From Slate • May 25, 2024

But on the off chance that your palm pattern means something more?

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer