lucky
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“He’s an American now, and we’re very lucky to have him.”
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
They just got lucky — or not — and found someone who can potentially help them.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Alas, that victory was aided by a pair of crashes suffered by Kuss, the beloved Coloradan who was lucky to be saved by temporary fencing as he curled around a rocky descent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Film critic Jenna Ipcar has described how “a perfect comedy duo will make their audience feel like a lucky participant instead of just a passive observer, a welcome guest in a secret world.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Something humiliating, although, if I was lucky, the letter would contain something embarrassing.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Even the beloveds, wonderfuls, luckies and so on were all Dones, and the awfuls were Not-Dooes.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Kang survived, which made him luckier than others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Shahdeh Zaarb, 45, is luckier than his fellow Gazans, for he holds West Bank residency, having worked there regularly for the past 20 years.
From Barron's ● May 9, 2026
Despite their experience, Hemmings feels they are among the luckier of Figg's victims.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
As McDermott said, “You control how hard you work, and the harder you work, the luckier you’re going to get.”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
The chickens are luckier than we are—most days their crates are brought up on deck and they get fresh air to breathe.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
"I am without a doubt, officially, the world's luckiest man," he told the paper.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
And the deli guy every Saturday morning would hand me a free slice of American cheese and I was like the luckiest kid in the world.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026
It felt like the luckiest thing; I’ll never forget when Bill called me and said that I got it and I truly couldn’t believe it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
“Palantir and Nvidia are the two luckiest companies on the planet,” he told Lewis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
“When I married her I was told I was the luckiest man in the world,” he said.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
