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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Unfortunately, that donor’s blood wasn’t a good match for Babbitt but fortunately, another donor came forward who was a match.
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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The First Class Fleece Trousers (my personal favorites) may be sold out, but fortunately, the Street Trousers are a spitting image and also come in short, regular, and tall options in the same versatile oatmeal shade.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
The incident occurred on the Mount Wilson Trail in Los Angeles, according to the video's caption, and fortunately nobody was hurt by the bear.
—David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
This re-ignition of the Mag 7 complex is, fortunately, much broader than the one that occurred from March 2023 until September 2025, when Oracle and Nvidia topped out, the two stocks most levered to the data center explosion.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The First Class Fleece Trousers (my personal favorites) may be sold out, but fortunately, the Street Trousers are a spitting image and also come in short, regular, and tall options in the same versatile oatmeal shade.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
The incident occurred on the Mount Wilson Trail in Los Angeles, according to the video's caption, and fortunately nobody was hurt by the bear.
—David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
This re-ignition of the Mag 7 complex is, fortunately, much broader than the one that occurred from March 2023 until September 2025, when Oracle and Nvidia topped out, the two stocks most levered to the data center explosion.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Fortunately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortunately. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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