fortunate
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Now she receives free dermal filler for life through The Welsh Centre for Cleft Lip and Palate based in Morriston Hospital in Swansea, something she feels extremely fortunate to have.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
That is real progress for the least fortunate Americans.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026
“I am fortunate to have experience at every level of government,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Jon Hamm appeared in this capacity for Paul Rudd while riding a hot-air balloon in a tuxedo for a film shoot, fortunate timing that Poehler also says was not planned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Both of us had pushed boundaries and done dumb things as teenagers, and we’d been fortunate to do it all without the eyes of a nation on us.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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