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fortunately

[fawr-chuh-nit-lee] / ˈfɔr tʃə nɪt li /


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“And fortunately, there was no serious injury ... We hope that the kids bounce back from this and are not too traumatized.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

One proposed name for the city, fortunately rejected, was Washingtonople.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

And so I was dreading having to editorialize about this, but fortunately a pollster did it for me.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

Maybe, but fortunately for us, the Chateau Marmont no longer allows guests to perform seances.

From Salon Jun. 10, 2026

They pulled up the Book Scavenger site, Emily logged in, and fortunately for them, Raven was online.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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