serendipitous
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With no time to waste, I cherished every dining-hall dinner, picnic by the river, and serendipitous encounter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
"It's serendipitous timing," says Prof Jim Wild, a space physicist at Lancaster University and a member of the AuroraWatch UK team, which lets people know when the Northern Lights might be seen in the UK.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
Daniel Holz -- a University of Chicago astrophysicist focused on black holes, who was not involved in the study -- told AFP the "serendipitous" nature of the latest example makes it particularly exciting.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
"This whole project was a bit of a serendipitous discovery. We didn't expect to see these cavity effects, but we're excited to use them to manipulate phenomena in quantum materials going forward," said Bretscher.
From Science Daily • Oct. 21, 2025
But the most serendipitous aspect of the CPS program—for the sake of a study, at least—is how the school-choice game was played.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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