fortunate
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How fortunate we are that chronicling and exploding our absurd reality is writer-director Boots Riley’s whole thing.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
Readers are also fortunate in how well Washington expressed himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Sandra Evans, who manages Bryn Seiont Newydd nursing home in Caernarfon, said they were "very fortunate" to have air conditioning in communal areas.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
In addition to having Tazel in his corner, Andrews said he has had “the support of some other friends who reminded me how fortunate I am.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
The ladies were somewhat more fortunate, for they had the advantage of ascertaining from an upper window, that he wore a blue coat and rode a black horse.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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