That could be coincidence vs it could be coincidence

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'That could be coincidence' is used when referring to a specific situation or event, while 'It could be coincidence' is more general and can be used in various contexts.

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That could be coincidence

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a specific situation or event.

This phrase is used when discussing a particular situation or event that may or may not be a coincidence.

Examples:

I find it hard to believe that could be coincidence.
That could be coincidence, but I think there's more to it.
Do you think that could be coincidence?

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No, that could be a complete coincidence.
So I'm pretty sure there's no way that could just be a coincidence.
I mean, CAA is incredibly rare, but that could be just a coincidence.
I knew that it couldn't be a coincidence, so I checked.
It might be coincidence but let's find out.
Seems a little too coincidental to be coincidence, in my book.
It can't be coincidence that the one thing we need to save your life is so close.
Mr. Esterhase: It could be coincidence but...
I mean, could it be coincidence?
"It could be coincidence but..."
But after 25 years in a hospice working with people, many of whom were pronounced dead but then miraculously survived the account of what they actually experienced were so strikingly similar it couldn't just be coincidence.
It's not a coincidence that the marks that could identify him are mutilated.
So it just be coincidence that somebody posted a craigslist ad an hour ago that says, looking for Sophie B. Hawkins,
Look, whatever it is in here that made you consider agent Morgan a suspect has to be coincidencE
- Help me to, because it can't be coincidence that you took a job here given Grayson Global's complicated connection to that flight, to David Clarke.
It was probably just some terrible coincidence.
Despite possible coincidences, this film is fictional.
Criminal coincidence, a couple days.
A fortunate coincidence for all involved.
- I mean, just coincidence.

Alternatives:

It could be coincidence
This could be a coincidence
Maybe that's just a coincidence
Perhaps it's just a coincidence
It might be coincidence

it could be coincidence

This phrase is correct and can be used in various contexts to refer to a general possibility of something being a coincidence.

This phrase is more general and can be used in different situations to express the possibility of something being a coincidence.

Examples:

It could be coincidence, but I'm not sure.
I think it could be coincidence.
It could be coincidence, or it could be intentional.
It could be coincidence, or it could be fate.
It could be coincidence, or it could be luck.

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Mr. Esterhase: It could be coincidence but...
"It could be coincidence but..."
Or it could be a coincidence.
It was weird, yes, but it could be a coincidence.
I mean, could it be coincidence?
But after 25 years in a hospice working with people, many of whom were pronounced dead but then miraculously survived the account of what they actually experienced were so strikingly similar it couldn't just be coincidence.
I knew it couldn't be a coincidence.
It could possibly be a coincidence.
It could just be a coincidence.
I knew that it couldn't be a coincidence, so I checked.
IT COULD BE A COINCIDENCE, OR AN ANOMALY. I CAN'T BE SURE
It could be just a coincidence, some random werewolf travelling through?
It could just be a coincidence, all right?
I mean, it could all just be a coincidence, right?
Statistically, given the size of the campus, it could be a complete coincidence that the murdered student is also a member of the group of sociopathic young male cadaver thieves.
It might be coincidence but let's find out.
Seems a little too coincidental to be coincidence, in my book.
It can't be coincidence that the one thing we need to save your life is so close.
So it just be coincidence that somebody posted a craigslist ad an hour ago that says, looking for Sophie B. Hawkins,
Look, whatever it is in here that made you consider agent Morgan a suspect has to be coincidencE

Alternatives:

That could be coincidence
This could be a coincidence
Maybe it's just a coincidence
Perhaps it's just a coincidence
It might be coincidence

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