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How to pronounce happenstance in American English
“happenstance” pronunciation by American speakers
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“happenstance” in real sentences — American speakers
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it just happened just by happenstance?
The Obama White House
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say it could be just happenstance.
NASA
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>> The way I got started was by sheer happenstance.
National Archives
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