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act of god

British pronunciation/ˈakt ɒv ɡˈɒd/
American pronunciation/ˈækt ʌv ɡˈɑːd/
act of god
[PHRASE]
1

an earthquake, storm, or any other natural event that humans cannot prevent or control

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1It was essentially an act of God.
2The NHL does have bylaws in place that are separate from the actual rule book and they had a bylaw in place for this particular scenario, in that if there's any sort of act of God or weird thing that brings a game to a halt, you basically just scrap the game.
3It was a miraculous act of God.
4I think K-Rock said it would take an act of God for them to play it on the radio, so there is a God.
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