just coincidence

collocation in English

meaningsofjustandcoincidence

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just
adjective
uk
/dʒʌst/us
/dʒʌst/
fair; ...
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coincidence
noun
uk
/kəʊˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/us
/koʊˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/
an occasion when two or more similar things happen at the same time, especially in a way that is unlikely ...
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(Definition ofjustandcoincidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofjust coincidence

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It is notjustcoincidencethat central bank independence and inflation targeting have become simultaneous fads.
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It may bejustcoincidence, but some of us need to be persuaded of that.
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That has not beenjustcoincidence; it has been cause and effect.
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That was notjustcoincidence; it was cause and effect.
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This wasjustcoincidence, but a very good coincidence.
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I do not believe that that isjustcoincidence.
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However, that isjustcoincidence.
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Can the non-application of the trade defence instruments in 2007 also be interpreted as an indicator, or is itjustcoincidence, and other factors are in play?
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I wonder whether they were relaxed too much or whether it wasjustcoincidenceand that there was no relationship between that relaxation and those accidents.
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That may bejustcoincidence.
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He also asked a number of pertinent questions: was itjustcoincidencethat consultants working in specialties with the longest waiting lists have the highest private sector earnings?
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It can also lead to the false belief that the successes in a group have some special property, rather thanjustcoincidence.
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Was thisjustcoincidence, or a planned occurrence?
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He was in a photograph exhibit, whenjustcoincidenceinvolved him with a group who was organizing a hunger strike for four days.
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Is itjustcoincidenceor is someone deliberately causing all the trouble?
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It'sjustcoincidence, but the proper diamond play on this hand is the same as the percentage play with this diamond holding, considering the suit in isolation.
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