sadly

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Those included former broadcaster Rush Limbaugh, a proud smoker who, sadly, died of lung cancer five years ago, at age 69.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

"It's been a decade of legal challenges left right and centre, we are finally going to get some sort of report, but sadly we didn't get the public inquiry we asked for," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Following his death Turner's family said he would be "sadly missed", adding he had served in the Navy after leaving school before working in London, Ireland and his hometown of Rhyl.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

The reaction should—but sadly won’t—be studied by journalism schools as an unwitting testament to the failure of the business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

He told her who he was, and sadly bade her farewell.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton