mischances

plural of mischance

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Noun
  • In 2023, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recorded about 12,000 accidents involving school buses alone.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This helps prevent electrical accidents.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But since June 13th—also the date when the Mets’ major misfortunes began—the Yankees have had a losing record, and have tumbled out of first place.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
  • But as much as Nashville artists love to dissect their misfortunes in song, Monroe has gone in almost the opposite direction with her latest project.
    Nancy Kruh, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • No casualties have been reported.
    George Petras, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Israel accuses the militant group of using civilians as human shields and says therefore Hamas is responsible for the civilian casualties in Gaza.
    Chloe Veltman, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The flag has been ordered to half-staff following major tragedies, such as the September 11 Attacks and the 2012 Newtown school shooting.
    James Powel, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But anyone who responds to preventable tragedies like this—tragedies that over time begin to erode the very fabric of our country—by refusing to face the problem of gun violence and crime head-on is missing the point.
    Gabby Giffords, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Mischances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mischances. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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