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  2. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    Afrikaans – as die perde horings kry ("when horses grow horns"); Albanian – ne 36 gusht ("on the thirty-sixth of August"); Arabic has a wide range of idioms differing from a region to another.

  3. Unintended consequences - Wikipedia

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    An erosion gully in Australia caused by rabbits, an unintended consequence of their introduction as game animals. In the social sciences, unintended consequences (sometimes unanticipated consequences or unforeseen consequences, more colloquially called knock-on effects) are outcomes of a purposeful action that are not intended or foreseen.

  4. Luck - Wikipedia

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    Luck can also be a belief in an organization of fortunate and unfortunate events. Luck is a form of superstition which is interpreted differently by different individuals. Carl Jung coined the term synchronicity, which he described as "a meaningful coincidence".

  5. Alabama A&M says football player 'remains alive' after ... - AOL

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    "Our staff acted accordingly to the wishes of the family member to inform the A&M community and beyond of this unfortunate occurrence," the second statement said. "Upon hearing from a ...

  6. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    Regrettable is an adjective meaning deplorable or unfortunate. [107] Standard: She felt very regretful about her regrettable actions. revert. To revert is to return to a former state, not to reply or respond to someone. Standard: The Hulk reverted to Bruce Banner after he had a nice cup of tea and calmed down a bit.

  7. Netflix adapting 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' into TV show

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    Netflix is adapting the popular young adult book series "A Series of Unfortunate Events" into an original series. The video streaming service has acquired the rights to the.

  8. Alabama A&M says player remains in stable condition, hours ...

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    Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. remains hospitalized with a head injury suffered in an October game, the school said hours after announcing that he had died. The athletic department ...

  9. List of English words with disputed usage - Wikipedia

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    fortuitously – Used by some interchangeably with fortunately, strictly speaking fortuitousness is a reference to an occurrence depending on chance. M-W notes that use of the word in the sense of "fortunate" has been standard for at least 70 years, and notes that the sense of "coming or happening by a lucky chance" is virtually unnoticed by ...