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serendipity

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


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“People underestimate how improbable the improbable is,” says Christian Busch, a University of Southern California business-school professor and the author of “The Serendipity Mindset.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Serendipity had taken me directly to a Christine Essenberg expert!

From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2023

"We've got something going on here that's special. Serendipity, fate. Some things are just written in the stars. I think this is one."

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2023

Serendipity 3 isn't the only restaurant to take Choco Taco's into the realm of the gourmet, by the way.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2022

Serendipity happens when a well-trained mind looking for one thing encounters something else: the unexpected.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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