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Recent Examples of fortuity
But after a while, realizing that in-person services remained a long way off, the group resumed meeting online, playing recordings of communal singing to which members could add their voices and sharing songs in advance to compensate for the loss of fortuity.
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Philissa Cramer, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2020
Uncovering a Speedster with a little over 13,000 miles on the odometer in an estate sale is automotive fortuity.
—Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2021
Billy was born in 1910 in a Lower East Side tenement and raised as a teenager in Bayside, Queens, in what seemed like an age of infinite fortuity.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018
Philissa Cramer, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2020
Uncovering a Speedster with a little over 13,000 miles on the odometer in an estate sale is automotive fortuity.
—Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2021
Billy was born in 1910 in a Lower East Side tenement and raised as a teenager in Bayside, Queens, in what seemed like an age of infinite fortuity.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortuity
Noun
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Our analysis also makes some other conservative assumptions given the policy’s uncertainty.—
Emily Badger,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Permanently classifying them as such would allow prosecutors to pursue suspects without uncertainty of whether the order will expire.—
Ray Lewis,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Feb. 2025
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The new approach combines a little knowledge of the bookshelf’s past contents with the surprising power of randomness.—
Steve Nadis,
WIRED,
16 Feb. 2025
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The expansion of the postseason to 12 teams in 2022 only enhanced the potential for randomness in October.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The fact that such different sets of circumstances led to very different kinds of accidents, should provide some reassurance to the flying public, with no connective tissue linking one accident to another.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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Blunt force trauma Another leading cause of death of migrants is falling from heights or experiencing car accidents.—
Marni LaFleur,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The circumstances around this match were different.—
Mario Cortegana,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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Though the circumstances were different, the underlying issue—expecting one person to handle the burden without full agreement—chimes with the OP's dilemma.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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If a project fails, the bondholders are simply out of luck.—
Jonathan Shorman and,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Taco Stop's buzzing Midtown Fort Collins dining room is a far cry from the restaurant's roots, which took hold more than a decade ago after owners Cesar Lopez and Berenice Longoria tried their luck selling steak street tacos to late-night crowds out of their no-frills food cart.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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By happenstance, Carver County Community Development (CDA) approached the then-nascent board of Beyond New Beginnings with an offer.—
Graham P. Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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But that mix of styles established its own happenstance logic over time.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Crime, courts and policing Immigration crackdown could deter workers from reporting hazards, advocates warn.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Having a cobot lift boxes instead of an employee, for example, saves his company hazard and injury situations that can be more costly than a cobot.—
Myesha Johnson The Detroit News (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
9 Feb. 2025
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In the face of industry-wide macroeconomics, the Sundance platform may be the only chance for some films to be seen.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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Jacobs said the Sacramento Kings also had a chance at getting basketball star Luka Doncic earlier but ultimately passed over the player, whose trade to the Los Angeles Lakers caused waves across the sports industry.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Fortuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortuity. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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