Definitions
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- noun Lack of coincidence.
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- noun That which is not a
coincidence .
Etymologies
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Examples
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And by some huge noncoincidence, an upstart telecom company has emerged with a business plan that mirrors those requirements.
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Rather than a conflict of two opposing principles, parallax names “the inherent ‘tension,’ gap, noncoincidence” of reality with itself.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006 As'ad 2006
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"Nouvelle Vague" is usually translated "new wave" in English and "bossa nova" in Portuguese, so Collin and Libaux, inspired by this noncoincidence, hired a slew of young French chanteuses to deliver breezy, Brazilian-style readings of punk and new-wave songs.
Chicago Reader 2010
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"Nouvelle Vague" is usually translated "new wave" in English and "bossa nova" in Portuguese, so Collin and Libaux, inspired by this noncoincidence, hired a slew of young French chanteuses to deliver breezy, Brazilian-style readings of punk and new-wave songs.
Chicago Reader 2010
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So in a remarkable noncoincidence, the Obama Administration decided to roll over last week on one of Mr. Grassley’s major concerns: ethanol.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Our Opposition Party Sucks 2009
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So in a remarkable noncoincidence, the Obama Administration decided to roll over last week on one of Mr. Grassley’s major concerns: ethanol.
Grassley’s Leverage 2009
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