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unintentionally

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


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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

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

BH: It was very unintentionally giving “mermaid leaves water.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

A SpaceX rocket's upper stage is set to unintentionally crash into the Moon on Wednesday, a collision that poses no danger to Earth but will leave behind a lunar crater.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

He even, somewhat unintentionally, starts a fashion trend amongst the rêveurs.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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