as in sadly
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Adverb
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And sadly Harper and Will are at the SNL 50th [anniversary concert] that night.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025 -
No doubt this film would have been a natural for theatres, even Imax, but, sadly for AMC, the Skydance production for Apple Original Films is headed straight to streaming.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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As of Monday morning, after an unfortunately characteristic several days of posting wildly offensive stuff, the rapper’s account was listed as deactivated.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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Photos, unfortunately, lacks an auto-straighten tool.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
9 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Spikes in bookings seen around former concert tour dates will, regrettably, not likely repeat.—
Adam Deflorian,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Yet, while organizational leaders may sincerely pursue tangible improvements across the DEI spectrum, these efforts often turn up short, regrettably failing to move the needle.—
Charlotte Sweeney OBE,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The Palestinian population would live unhappily, but under the day-to-day administration of a Palestinian government.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Although Hemingway had been somewhat happily employed by the Toronto Star Weekly as a foreign correspondent since 1921, in 1923 he was unhappily transferred to feature writing for the Toronto Daily Star under the notorious Hindmarsh.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Lamentably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamentably. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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