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hopefully

[hohp-fuh-lee] / ˈhoʊp fə li /


ADVERB
probably
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“Well, hopefully we are toward the end of the war. They want to make a deal, we’ll see how that works out,” the president told reporters on Wednesday evening.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

"Our overall survival data is very promising and will hopefully persist with additional patients," Cunniff said.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

“We unilaterally put up this framework to hopefully inspire the rest of the industry to follow on and share their own misalignment reporting frameworks,” Chen said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

"There's hope for more families to receive answers, and hopefully we'll be able to test more remains in the future using this technology as well."

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

It is the shadow of pain which touches the young face with such pathetic patience, but Beth seldom complains and always speaks hopefully of ‘being better soon’.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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