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as it happens

idiom
Meaning

By coincidence, incidentally.


Examples
SIMPLE

I need a pen, and as it happens, I have one here.

CONTEXTUAL

I was looking for a new apartment, and as it happens, my neighbor is moving out next month.

COMPLEX

The professor mentioned a rare manuscript during the lecture, and as it happens, I had already spent the morning studying that very text in the library.

Anchors to
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  1. 01

    what happens twice happens thrice

    An event that happens two times will happen three times.

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