by chance
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“I am not Epstein’s victim. Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump. I met my husband, by chance, at a New York City party in 1998,” she said.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
Some are capitalists, some are communists, but we’re all Cubans, divided by chance, circumstance and the sea.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
There was one statistically significant result out of the dozens of tests they ran, which is about what we’d expect to see purely by chance.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026
The couple met by chance when they were on separate walks along the South West Coast Path in 2011, and ended up married three years later.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
The answer lies in determining the probability of doing this well or better by chance.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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