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hopefully

[hohp-fuh-lee] / ˈhoʊp fə li /


ADVERB
probably
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‘I believe the students in that room realized they were in the presence of a master and hopefully remember his kindness as I do today,’ an L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

So where there is good cybersecurity, this model would, in theory, hopefully be stopped.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“There’s hopefully a lot more, and there’s going to be a lot of batteries we’ll have access to,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

It is important and inspirational and hopefully encourages others to pick up their pens or head off to do some crate digging or other cultural archeology.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Zheng turned back and looked at him hopefully.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook