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coincidentally

British  
/ kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəlɪ /

adverb

  1. (sentence modifier) by a coincidence; fortuitously

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A Maysville woman traveling with her husband on a work trip coincidentally met a man who said he’d been in the area on behalf of Meta.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Busch, a former Dodger, coincidentally is part of the Skubal trade tree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

"All these organisations in Alberta, not coincidentally, they all emerged during the pandemic," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

John Adams, aged 90, and Thomas Jefferson, 83, replied that their health was too poor for them to travel, and both coincidentally died on the Fourth.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

And now, coincidentally, it was playing on my radio.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

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