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Seeking a proper synonym

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This isn't precisely a grammar question, but I don't think it rises to the level of brainstorming. Apologies, though, if I'm in the wrong place.

CW: ableist language.

I'm looking for an alternative to the term "dumb luck." I've done the usual google thing, but phrases like "happenstance" or even "sheer luck" don't quite have the same connotation as "we stumbled into something fortunate, having neither attempted to plan nor applied our intellects in the direction of that something."

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