fortunate
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How fortunate we are that chronicling and exploding our absurd reality is writer-director Boots Riley’s whole thing.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
Sandra Evans, who manages Bryn Seiont Newydd nursing home in Caernarfon, said they were "very fortunate" to have air conditioning in communal areas.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
We were fortunate not to need the income when I was 64.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
If you’re still fortunate enough to have your mother or a mom-like figure in your life, book a trip with them.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
It was fortunate for her that he too had neither read nor seen the play, having studied chemistry.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing fortunate
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