by accident
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Those schools aren’t falling apart by accident or even by intentional neglect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Its space industry has done something similar - almost by accident.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
"The whole effect was discovered by accident," explains Wong, a professor and surgeon at the University of California, Irvine.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
He had never intended to become an activist; he found himself in the role by accident.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
People always got things wrong, on purpose as much as by accident.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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