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hopefully

[hohp-fuh-lee] / ˈhoʊp fə li /


ADVERB
probably
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‘Hopefully that’s not the end for Jake Paul fighting because, win or lose, he has been great for business.’

From MarketWatch • Dec. 22, 2025

“He told me, ‘Hopefully you’ll be able to find a character that, when you make bad movies and they don’t make any money, you can always go back to this character everybody loves,” Jackson said.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2025

“He’s that type of athlete. I told him, ‘Hopefully this won’t be the first or last time I see this out of you.’

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2021

‘Hopefully, some of those stereotypes will start to melt.’

From Washington Times • Nov. 11, 2015

‘Hopefully we can find Apollo and Artemis. Then you can ask him yourself. Juno said the twins might be willing to help us.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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