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serendipity

noun as in accidental discovery

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New ideas spring, as if by serendipity, from individuals.

“Gen Z wants to connect authentically. They believe in romance. They’re open to serendipity,” he said.

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When you’re just another tourist following a well-trodden itinerary, serendipity is rare, but the Georgian hinterland seems to regularly yield chance happenings.

She felt relying heavily on AI to source investment opportunities could kill the serendipity of scouting for deals, which can uncover talented entrepreneurs in unsuspecting ways.

Then in the 1940s, "serendipity" catapulted it into the big time, says Prof Silhavy.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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