as in inadvertently
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accidentally
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During the chaotic aftermath, a police officer accidentally shot himself in the leg.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025 -
North Myrtle Beach police also responded to the shooting Sunday night, and one of their officers accidentally shot himself in the leg while arriving at the scene, the department said on Facebook.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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“Unintentionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unintentionally. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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