by chance
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The 48-year-old's crimes were discovered by chance while he was on holiday, after two funeral directors tipped off police.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Some occur by chance as cancer cells divide.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 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
But we had to get up whenever a Kapo came in to check if, by chance, somebody had a new pair of shoes.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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