by chance
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The moment of truth came on June 16, 1994, when the opening game was held, by chance, at Soldier Field in my adopted hometown of Chicago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Put simply, physics appears to allow the possibility that our memories are not reliable records but instead detailed illusions produced by chance.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
“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
But they might come upon the cave by chance and then I must be ready to flee.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
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