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

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

When seasoned by the subtleties of accident, harmony, favor, wisdom, and inevitability, luck takes on the cast of serendipity.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly