archiveluck
/ˈɑːkaɪvˌlʌk/nounVerified NewThe convenient loss of incriminating state records to fire, flood, damp, or vermin exactly when they matter.
The storeroom floods; the mice find the ledger; the basement "had electrical problems." Luck of this kind visits the same institutions repeatedly.
Etym. — archive + luck; the irony belongs to the record-keeper — paper's oldest enemies become the state's best friends.
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