no accident

phrase

: something done deliberately

It is no accident that the assistant he hired is so good-looking.

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The abundance of boldface talent attached to this year’s projects is no accident. — Ben Croll, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 The extraordinary level of discretion surrounding the event was clearly no accident. — Bryan West, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 The selection of Jefferson to deliver this message was likely no accident. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 25 July 2026 The choice to place each samurai commander, or bushō, was no accident (besides acting as a way to indicate the hour, of course). — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for no accident

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