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The phrase "a string of accidents" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a series of unfortunate events or incidents that occur in succession.
Example: "The investigation revealed that the train derailment was just the latest in a string of accidents that plagued the railway system over the past year."
Alternatives: "a series of mishaps" or "a chain of incidents".
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I ended up there through a string of accidents.
A string of accidents has caused a total of 36 fatalities.
Browne's reputation was tarnished by a string of accidents in the US which hastened his retirement.
"There has been a string of accidents in the last two months that stand out".
Proposed bans have gained public support after a string of accidents.
Russia's Navy has suffered a string of accidents, including the loss of the Kursk nuclear submarine in 2000.
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Has he forgotten that there was a string of serious accidents after privatisation that led the government to renationalise Railtrack?
The requirement is part of a law enacted after a string of deadly accidents, including the deaths of 12 miners at the Sago Mine in West Virginia last year.
The charges come at a time when the authorities are placing intense scrutiny on construction safety after a string of fatal accidents at building sites.
After a string of deadly accidents and disclosures of bureaucratic incompetence, Patricia Lancaster, New York City's buildings commissioner, made the right decision on Tuesday to resign.
After the railway was privatised in the mid-1990s there was a string of major accidents at Southall, Ladbroke Grove, Hatfield, and Potters Bar.
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a handful of accidents
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a world of accidents
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