unhappily
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But their attempt to run away together—both understand their relationship would fuel scandal in the town—goes unhappily awry, and Benjamin ends up finding work on a fishing boat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Even being unhappily married, I was still part of the club.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
As one dinner began, my family unhappily discovered I’d poked a hole in the crust of a loaf of bread and hollowed out its soft insides for my own enjoyment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
For readers familiar with Sir Salman's Midnight's Children, for which he won the Booker Prize, this upcoming work revisits the Bombay neighbourhood of that book, where "a magical musician is unhappily married to a multibillionaire".
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2025
“We do not insist, Luxa. The danger, particularly at the top, is very great. But in truth, you are our best hope,” said Vikus unhappily.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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