inadvertence

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Recent Examples on the Web As for inventions, accident and inadvertence played a role in the development of Post-it Notes and microwave heating. Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 4 May 2018 The history of the game proceeded through intelligence, but also through inadvertence. Jay Caspian Kang, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2017

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“Inadvertence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadvertence. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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