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serendipity

[ser-uhn-dip-i-tee] / ˌsɛr ənˈdɪp ɪ ti /


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The U.S. became an energy superpower through serendipity and policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Yes, that’s why I like the word serendipity.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

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

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

A few years later, Henson and his wife, Gayle, opened a dude ranch in Santa Barbara County called, in a stroke of eventual marketing serendipity, Hidden Valley Ranch.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2025

But that desire was fundamentally at odds with the incremental pace and the serendipity of basic science.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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