fortuitousness

noun

Definition of fortuitousnessnext
as in uncertainty

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  1. uncertainty
  2. randomness
  3. fortuity
  4. accident
  5. circumstance
  6. luck
  7. hazard
  8. happenstance
Noun
  • The company faces significant risks and uncertainties, including the need for additional capital and the outcome of its clinical trials, as detailed in the risk factors section of the report.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • There’s a lot of uncertainty ahead for U.S. elections, said Kathy Boockvar, the former Democratic secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of uncertainty
Noun
  • Introducing more randomness and luck into the mix definitely takes away from the spirit of may the best person win.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Advertisement There is a sense of randomness to this journey, but Hardy’s oddball charm and a great soundtrack go a long way to smooth the bumps in the road.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of randomness
Noun
  • 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.
    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
Definition of fortuity
Noun
  • The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the accident.
    Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
  • In a sign of the times, the AI boom is poised to resurrect Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, the site of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history.
    Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of accident
Noun
  • Fast Fire Watch Guards, as a front-runner in the industry, ensures their team is more than equipped to adapt, no matter the circumstances.
    Kyle Russell, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • While the application is pretty straightforward, sorting out some of the circumstances—this is a facts and circumstances-heavy analysis—may be more complicated.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of circumstance
Noun
  • Rizzi, unlike in the morning, also had some luck on his side, as Atlanta missed three field goals.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Madelyn Cline has had better luck with a role in the excellent Knives Out: Glass Onion.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of luck
Noun
  • Fire hazards can significantly vary depending on numerous factors such as the kind of event, crowd size, technological applications, even simple factors like an open flame or fireworks display.
    Kyle Russell, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Note: Never place foil directly onto the bottom of your oven; this is a safety hazard. 6.
    Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of hazard
Noun
  • This wasn’t by happenstance; it was made possible through rezoning by city leaders and on the coattails of a crackdown on local gangs and a long-term, $1.4-billion river revitalization project.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
  • As for Apple Intelligence, being inattentive to disability vis-a-vis accessibility to instead push a juicy, fatalistic narrative about Apple playing catchup isn’t happenstance either.
    Steven Aquino, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of happenstance
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