inadvertency

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Recent Examples of inadvertency Again, what is lost is inadvertency and the element of surprise — the sense that the power of the image is independent of the photographer’s plans. Teju Cole, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2016
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Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Related Articles Although losing a mass amount of weight, especially rapidly, often results in skin laxity, GLP-1 drugs cause an even greater impact, some experts say.
    Emily Burns, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
  • For me, my main concern was mild laxity in my lower face, some out-of-nowhere hollows under my eyes, and general dullness.
    Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 3 May 2025

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“Inadvertency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadvertency. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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