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Serendipity
/Λser.ΙnΛdΙͺp.Ι.ti/
noun
The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way; the faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident.
"Finding that rare first edition in a dusty thrift store was pure serendipity."
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