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unluckily



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So, luckily for the ecosystem – but perhaps unluckily for our picnics – wasps appear to be thriving here in the UK.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2025

And nothing makes you count your blessings quite like watching fictional characters escape death, like the college student in 2014's "Kristy" who unluckily stays on campus alone during Thanksgiving break.

From Salon Dec. 21, 2021

But unluckily for farmers, fall armyworms aren’t picky eaters.

From Seattle Times Sep. 17, 2021

“Luckily his plays haven’t aged — and unluckily, his targets haven’t either.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2019

Most unluckily, it had been Uncle Vernon who had answered the call.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling




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