as in inadvertently
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After identifying the pair later that day, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office determined their deaths were caused by accidentally inhaling carbon monoxide, according to the outlet.
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Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2025
Here’s what Chen and four other experts say about avoiding soap, healthier substitutes, and tips to make sure your cleaning rituals aren’t accidentally undermining your skin health.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
The administration accidentally fired civil servants who were responsible for safeguarding the country’s nuclear weapons, preventing a bird flu epidemic and overseeing the nation’s electricity supply.
—Joseph P. Tomain, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
The laughs Lois got in that moment were bigger and truer than anything else in the production, all because the sheep wasn’t trying and was just, accidentally, in the moment.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
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Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2025
Here’s what Chen and four other experts say about avoiding soap, healthier substitutes, and tips to make sure your cleaning rituals aren’t accidentally undermining your skin health.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
The administration accidentally fired civil servants who were responsible for safeguarding the country’s nuclear weapons, preventing a bird flu epidemic and overseeing the nation’s electricity supply.
—Joseph P. Tomain, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
The laughs Lois got in that moment were bigger and truer than anything else in the production, all because the sheep wasn’t trying and was just, accidentally, in the moment.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Accidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accidentally. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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