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So, luckily for the ecosystem – but perhaps unluckily for our picnics – wasps appear to be thriving here in the UK.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2025

Tiger Woods’s British Open misfortunes began with his very first shot on Thursday, when his drive unluckily found itself in a fairway divot.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2022

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, I ended up on top of the heap, and unluckily for Elliot, he ended up somewhere on the bottom.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin


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