"one of those things" meaning in English

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          "roman": "bùkěbìmiǎn de shì",
          "sense": "unfortunate but unavoidable event",
          "word": "不可避免的事"
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      "roman": "bùkěbìmiǎn de shì",
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      "sense": "unfortunate but unavoidable event",
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