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unintentionally

[uhn-in-ten-shuh-nl-ee] / ˌʌn ɪnˈtɛn ʃə nl i /


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A tangled web of masterfully timed sound effects has unintentionally become the heartbeat of “Stamptown” .

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Psychology has a term for when therapists unintentionally project their own emotions, history or unresolved issues onto a client: countertransference.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not publicly responded to the latest statement from the UK, Australia and Canada, but he previously said that the military had "unintentionally" killed the volunteers.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

But by engaging in the burrito debate, many of them unintentionally exposed the fact that despite their comments on the youth, they have not actually spoken to a young person in years.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

Life was sometimes lived on the edge, yet for all the jeopardy the Warden unintentionally put everyone in, Farmer told me, in the end he always managed to rescue the situation.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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