fortunate
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That is real progress for the least fortunate Americans.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026
It was fortunate timing as AI took off, and Citizens has since put its own balance sheet to work in these kinds of deals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Capra was generally fortunate in his personal life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
"We feel incredibly fortunate to be building simulations like Lumina," said Aaron Smith, an assistant professor of physics at the University of Texas at Dallas and an author on the paper.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
I have been fortunate enough to receive letters with such information, to have rêveurs share with me writings from journals or thoughts scribbled on scraps of paper.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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