Word: flukes
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...possible that the Iowa cat's case may be a bellwether of future pet disease, but it's also possible it was just a fluke event. At the cat's advanced age, its immune system may not have been as adept at fending off influenza as that of a younger animal - similar to the vulnerability seen in aging humans. Still, says Dr. Ann Garvey, state public-health vet at the Iowa Department of Public Health, "We just don't know, we really don't." (Watch a video about a pet store in Gaza...
...disappointing ratio of L’s to W’s comes as a bit of a surprise. Last year the team boasted 10 wins and claimed the Ivy League championship before heading on to NCAA’s. And that was no fluke: Harvard witnessed the same number of victories...
...United’s buyout was not a fluke. A 2000 Rutgers study showed that worker-owned companies experienced average employment and sales growth that was 2.3 to 2.4 percent higher than non-worker-owned firms. In other words, these companies grow to be on average a third larger than traditionally owned firms over the course of 10 years...
Your Cardinals made it to the Super Bowl after finishing the regular season with an 8-8 record. Some think it was a fluke, and most "experts" aren't predicting you'll make another run. Is this extra motivation? No. I've been here six years now. We've never been picked a favorite for anything. It kind of comes with the territory. We just have to go out there and prove people wrong once again...
...likelihood it will happen again: “Nah, I think that was a fluke...