by chance
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Bush's crimes were discovered by chance while he was on holiday, following a tip-off from two funeral directors from a different firm.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Odds of such a skew occurring by chance are about 1 in 6.5 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
It’s well to remember that in the early days of synthesizing instruments, violins with perfect vibrato sounded especially fake, until tiny errors generated by chance were added to the sine waves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
If you by chance had questions about Herzegovina, Slate’s Alex Kirshner has you covered.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
It was by chance Johnny saw the Lytes’ ruby coach trundling slowly down Orange Street, heading for Milton and a little country air.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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