fortunately

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The rest of the team did not acknowledge him and I was seething, but fortunately I decided to wait before dealing with him.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

That building was destroyed by bombings during World War II, but fortunately the collection’s most important works, including the Bellini, had been stored elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

And fortunately enough, everybody’s interests were aligned on that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

The race was stopped after both Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg and Alpine's Franco Colapinto crashed in the same place, fortunately neither hitting Piastri's car or each other.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Not a moment could be lost: the very sheets were kindling, I rushed to his basin and ewer; fortunately, one was wide and the other deep, and both were filled with water.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë