serendipity
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Catastrophe and fear of the unknown sell better than optimism and serendipity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Yes, that’s why I like the word serendipity.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026
He added that the whole thing has a "special kind of serendipity" and is "exactly what we wanted to unlock with Welsh National Theatre".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025
And they’re the product not of planning, but serendipity, a crucial feature of scientific progress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025
“Still, I suppose serendipity is a force to be reckoned with,” Velma T. said with a sigh.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
When she first came to New York, she was often hungry, surviving on nothing more than pizza slices and Orange Julius, but her life was full of serendipities.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2022
The dawning of knowledge, the instant of understanding, the way an idea comes together at once as if with the satisfying snap of a seat-belt buckle—such well-prepared serendipities are the mainsprings of “The Martian.”
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 9, 2015
The goal is to create strategic conversations, connecting people and creating serendipities.
From Forbes ● Dec. 5, 2014
"What a long strange trip it's been," from the 1970 Grateful Dead hit "Truckin'," has become a widely used description of life's serendipities.
From Reuters ● Sep. 16, 2013
Still, there are intriguing serendipities, such as the large amount of standout work in black-and-white or near-monochromatic palettes.
From Washington Post
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