fortunate
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Example Sentences
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"Within COSMOS, we are fortunate and excited to build upon a rich resource of biomarker data to test how two interventions may improve biological aging and reduce age-related clinical outcomes."
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
“We’ll look for opportunities to add value. But the reality is we’re in a very fortunate position of not having to do anything because we have that growth.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
A house mother provides the kind of love, care and parental support that so many of the house’s children weren’t fortunate enough to receive from their biological parents.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
Marner took advantage of a fortunate bounce to make it 3-0 on a power-play goal with five seconds left in the first period.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
Among these people, it seemed only the fortunate had even a sheet of newspaper to sit on.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
Vocabulary lists containing fortunate
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