fortunate
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His "creativity, vision and passion for music touched the lives and careers of so many people around the world, and for the most fortunate of us, he was dad," the statement said.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Affording the home was “frankly, a very big stretch,” but he felt fortunate enough to buy when interest rates were at rock bottom.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Chalk the good times up to a confluence of fortunate events: red-hot AI spending, federal spending and the windfall companies are getting in the form of refunds of some of their past tariff payments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
But they taught my siblings and me not to be ashamed of our roots and to give to those less fortunate, a philosophy that Parton practiced to the end of her 80 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
I vowed to myself that if Barack was fortunate enough to be elected, I’d find some way to better support these families.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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