serendipity
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Schiller’s reporting methods rely, to some extent, on serendipity.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 20, 2026
In an act of serendipity, he's lived here in a previous incarnation - this was also the home of Poldark, his breakthrough role.
From BBC β May 13, 2026
America’s system of pharmaceutical regulation treats generic-drug repurposing as serendipity rather than strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal β May 13, 2026
Yes, that’s why I like the word serendipity.
From Slate β Mar. 2, 2026
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
The serendipities of age keep improving his designs.
From New York Times β Sep. 1, 2022
The dawning of knowledge, the instant of understanding, the way an idea comes together at once as if with the satisfying snap of a seat-belt buckle—such well-prepared serendipities are the mainsprings of “The Martian.”
From The New Yorker β Oct. 9, 2015
The goal is to create strategic conversations, connecting people and creating serendipities.
From Forbes β Dec. 5, 2014
"What a long strange trip it's been," from the 1970 Grateful Dead hit "Truckin'," has become a widely used description of life's serendipities.
From Reuters β Sep. 16, 2013
Still, there are intriguing serendipities, such as the large amount of standout work in black-and-white or near-monochromatic palettes.
From Washington Post
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