"by any chance" meaning in English

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          "roman": "yěxǔ",
          "sense": "possibly; perhaps",
          "word": "也許 /也许"
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          "word": "sattumalta"
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          "word": "par hasard"
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          "sense": "possibly; perhaps",
          "word": "vielleicht"
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          "word": "agaknya"
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          "word": "agak-agaknya"
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          "sense": "possibly; perhaps",
          "word": "случайно"
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          "sense": "possibly; perhaps",
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    {
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      "roman": "yěxǔ",
      "sense": "possibly; perhaps",
      "word": "也許 /也许"
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      "sense": "possibly; perhaps",
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      "sense": "possibly; perhaps",
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      "sense": "possibly; perhaps",
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      "sense": "possibly; perhaps",
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      "sense": "possibly; perhaps",
      "word": "agaknya"
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      "sense": "possibly; perhaps",
      "word": "agak-agaknya"
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      "sense": "possibly; perhaps",
      "word": "kalau boleh"
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      "sense": "possibly; perhaps",
      "word": "por algún casual"
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      "roman": "časom",
      "sense": "possibly; perhaps",
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