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happenchance

noun

Definition of happenchance

as in accident

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Recent Examples of happenchance The Wilson New York onslaught—including billboards of Stefanos Tsitsipas adorning the city advertising the new Blade— isn't happenchance. — Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021

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Noun

The decision not to show Meadows’ death follows a public plea from his mother, Angela Meadows, who asked Discovery not to broadcast footage of her son’s fatal accident.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Mushrooms is the latest Neil Balnaves Tallawoladah Lawn Commission, named for the Australian philanthropist and businessman Neil Balnaves, who died in a boating accident near Tahiti in 2022, aged 77.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of accident

Noun

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated Monday that the chances of making speedy headway on forging a peace settlement were bleak after recent Ukrainian attacks, including during recent parliamentary elections in Russia.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Besides, there won’t be any more chances for people to get hurt because this is the last charter.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of chance

Noun

Many arrived before the doors were open and had already tried the phone with no luck, said Jared Nordlund, the state director for UnidosUS in Florida, an advocacy group that provides assistance to people trying to navigate state agencies.

— Sharmila Venkatasubban, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
The grand luck in Wednesday’s major money Florida Lottery draw games — Florida Lotto, Powerball, Fantasy 5 — went to someone who chose their numbers and, for the second day in a row, a free Quick Pick ticket holder.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of luck

Noun

The idea to incorporate elements of mariachi music into a cover of a Smiths tune happened by happenstance in December 2024.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
First, there’s Bertha Manchester (Linda Reiter), who, in a morbid bit of happenstance, was actually killed in a brutal axe murder just days before Lizzie’s trial.

— Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of happenstance

Noun

In its statement, FARDC said an investigation to determine the actual circumstances and the exact causes of the fatal plane crash was already underway.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
Physiology, under the right circumstances, becomes disease or pathology.

— Subramaniam C. Krishnan, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of circumstance

Noun

Raw-milk consumption was a growing hazard, and their state, like others, was teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
While some fall days may seem warm, the water can be significantly colder than air temperature, posing hazards for boaters, officials said.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026

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