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act of god
/ˈakt ɒv ɡˈɒd/
/ˈækt ʌv ɡˈɑːd/
act of god
[PHRASE]1
an earthquake, storm, or any other natural event that humans cannot prevent or control
Examples
1. It was essentially an act of God.
2. The 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.
3. It was a miraculous act of God.
4. I 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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