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: in a lucky manner
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: fortunately sense 2
luckily, we were on time
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There are three different stages at the festival, and (luckily) the sound from different performances doesn’t really bleed into the others at all.
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Heather Balogh Rochfort, Parents, 18 May 2024
Check out the weather forecast for Lovin’ Life Music Fest
May 02, 2024 9:07 AM
There are three different stages at the festival, and (luckily) the sound from different performances doesn’t really bleed into the others at all.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2024
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luckily
adverb
luck·i·ly
ˈlək-ə-lē 
: by good luck
luckily no one was hurt
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