as in sadly
by bad fortune or luck
Unfortunately, you've just missed her.
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But unfortunately, this isn't helping you—or your pans—out in the long run.
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But unfortunately nearly half of the private colleges and universities in America are C students, at best, financially.
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Now, unfortunately, cooler heads seem to be prevailing.
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Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2025
But unfortunately nearly half of the private colleges and universities in America are C students, at best, financially.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Now, unfortunately, cooler heads seem to be prevailing.
—William Walldorf, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
The same unfortunately cannot be said for Grosse Pointe Garden Society as a whole.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Unfortunately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfortunately. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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