fortunately
adverb
for·tu·nate·ly
ˈfȯr-chə-nət-lē 
ˈfȯrch-nət-lē
1
: in a fortunate manner
2
: it is fortunate that
Fortunately, no one was hurt.
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And fortunately, Erik Bork, the director of that film, really wanted to check his own biases and echo chambers and invited us and others to help advise him on the script and to ensure that the script itself is not painting a caricature of the characters.
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 June 2026
More than three decades after it was decommissioned, the silo stands as a reminder of a period when crews lived underground, waiting for a command that, fortunately, never came.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
Major, who was drafted by Cleveland in the fifth round of the 2024 MLB Draft, fortunately managed to get up and take a cart off the field before undergoing further evaluation.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Forest had been ramping up the pressure immediately before and continued to look the more dangerous team throughout the remainder of the second half — but fortunately for the Cherries, other sides across the country start to do them a favour.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 24 May 2026
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 June 2026
More than three decades after it was decommissioned, the silo stands as a reminder of a period when crews lived underground, waiting for a command that, fortunately, never came.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
Major, who was drafted by Cleveland in the fifth round of the 2024 MLB Draft, fortunately managed to get up and take a cart off the field before undergoing further evaluation.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Forest had been ramping up the pressure immediately before and continued to look the more dangerous team throughout the remainder of the second half — but fortunately for the Cherries, other sides across the country start to do them a favour.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 24 May 2026
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“Fortunately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortunately. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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