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hopefully

[hohp-fuh-lee] / ˈhoʊp fə li /


ADVERB
probably
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“But having that role hopefully will help,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

"It is a really good group of people - I really enjoy working with them and hopefully we can have a bit more fun until the end of the year."

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

But I just want to do things that hopefully allow me to show range.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Then I had one of those milestone birthdays earlier this year that makes you think about life, death and, hopefully, retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

And more pandas will, hopefully, breed more pandas who will breed more pandas—increasing the chances for survival of the species through sheer numbers.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh




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