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unluckily



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Maybe that's still a valid argument but the miss was a catastrophic blow to a team that only trailed 1-0 at the time - and a touch unluckily at that.

From BBC Mar. 22, 2024

And nothing makes you count your blessings quite like watching fictional characters escape death, like the college student in 2014's "Kristy" who unluckily stays on campus alone during Thanksgiving break.

From Salon Dec. 21, 2021

But unluckily for farmers, fall armyworms aren’t picky eaters.

From Seattle Times Sep. 17, 2021

“Luckily his plays haven’t aged — and unluckily, his targets haven’t either.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2019

Filch found them trying to force their way through a door that unluckily turned out to be the entrance to the out-of-bounds corridor on the third floor.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling




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