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as in casualty
a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury
was involved in a minor accident on her way home from work
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as in luck
the uncertain course of events
you shouldn't leave it to accident to decide where you'll be lodging in the course of your trip across the country
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Recent Examples of accident
Farther north in Germany, where five people died in swimming accidents related to the heat wave, authorities have also issued highest level alerts for parts of their countries.
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Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
But those outcomes don’t happen by accident.
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Meredith Moore,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The city previously settled with Luis and Manuel Arellano, the two men injured in the accident, for $140,000.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
Matt Miller, an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, says his left arm was amputated after he was involved in a car accident last week.
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Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
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Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
But those outcomes don’t happen by accident.
—
Meredith Moore,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The city previously settled with Luis and Manuel Arellano, the two men injured in the accident, for $140,000.
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
Matt Miller, an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, says his left arm was amputated after he was involved in a car accident last week.
—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accident
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Venezuela's building stock could be a significant factor in the scale of damage and casualties caused by the earthquakes.
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What happened The International Maritime Organization on Thursday paused a nascent effort to evacuate ships stranded in the Persian Gulf after Iran struck a cargo vessel, causing damage but no casualties, according to the ship’s owner.
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Perhaps the problem arose from the extravagant expectations of American life, the sense that bad luck will always be chased by good fortune and that the poor man is merely someone who has yet to strike it rich.
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Members gather on local piers to learn crabbing techniques, understand regulations and try their luck at bringing home fresh seafood.
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Given the scale of the disaster, specialized teams from the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Spain, and other countries began mobilizing toward Venezuela in coordination with local authorities and the United Nations.
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It was declared a disaster zone and militarized on Thursday.
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The three-time AL MVP had earmarked this year’s Citizens Bank Park festivities, just 45 miles from his New Jersey hometown, as a rare chance to finally enter the derby.
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That’s still high, but moves downward mean less chance of a vicious cycle where expectations for higher inflation drive changes in behavior that create higher inflation.
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Days before the five-year anniversary of the 2021 building collapse that killed 98 people in Surfside, the federal government has published findings that determined the structure of the Champlain Towers South condominium started failing about three weeks before the catastrophe.
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Chile introduced a tax deduction for catastrophe insurance premiums and resilience retrofit investment.
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Plantation Police detectives are now investigating the circumstances surrounding the child's death.
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Officials did not provide additional details about the circumstances surrounding Ortiz Canseco's disappearance.
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While Rosario’s error was the only mishap that came back to bite Schlittler, the club didn’t play the cleanest game throughout the night.
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Both sides suggest that the spark for the explosion was a common mishap among people who handle fireworks — the faulty placement of an electronic igniter used to set off pyrotechnics.
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First a human scores a model’s outputs — say, how likely a character in a drama would be to react to news of a tragedy with a host of jokes or expressions of sympathy — going back with one score after another to various responses.
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The parents of the teen killed in the horse carriage crash in Central Park are remembering their son as rides resume a week after the tragedy.
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“Accident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accident. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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