fortunately

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“I fortunately escaped without a wound, though the right wing where I stood was exposed to and received all the enemy’s fire,” he wrote after a 1754 skirmish with the French.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Quickly, it became apparent that the heat pump didn't work properly, but fortunately it was under guarantee and once it had been replaced it worked very well indeed.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Fascist regimes of the last century were much shorter-lived, fortunately.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

But fortunately, I’ve been very interested in two new themes that are going to be sure to produce blockbusters, which is memory and regret.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

My father, of course, was bringing the Word of God—which fortunately weighs nothing at all.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver