as it happens

idiom

used to introduce something that is true by chance
As it happens, I know his brother.

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“As it happens.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20it%20happens. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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