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They went to Texas, where he was stationed, quite fortunately, as a teacher, rather than being sent off to war as so many young men were.

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In a statement following the inquiry announcement, the trust told the BBC the vast majority of births at Leeds were safe, and deaths of mothers and babies were fortunately very rare.

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American cities have suffered outbreaks of disorder under progressive district attorneys, but fortunately the U.S. federalist system has a partial remedy: Federal prosecutors who can sometimes tackle local crime.

"They gave it everything they had. Unfortunately somebody's got to win that game and fortunately for the Dodgers we got Freddie Freeman on our team."

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But fortunately, the group's fans did care, and the band's arena tour of the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand is almost sold out.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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