unfortunately
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"Colorectal cancer is, unfortunately, becoming more common in adolescents and young adults and represents a different disease than colorectal cancer diagnosed in older adults," said study author and pediatric surgery research fellow Erica Arnold, MD.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
My global research has also taught me that institutional change of this nature often follows sustained advocacy and, unfortunately, comes after highly public cases reveal failure.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
“The junior person, unfortunately, doesn’t know what it used to be like, so they don’t have much of a basis for complaint,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
The food bank was a success and still operates today, having unfortunately outlived two of the congregations that founded it.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
The light switch, unfortunately, made a sharp clicking sound when it was thrown.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
Vocabulary lists containing unfortunately
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