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Adverb
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But sadly, neither of the adoptions in recent years in either Madison or Michigan survived for long, the Smithsonian report says.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025 -
One of the biggest of these is a sadly inescapable one: What if Chadwick Boseman hadn’t died?—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
31 July 2025
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Germany, at the time [in 2019,] wasn't fully ready for this drag show, so unfortunately after one season that kind of stopped.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
29 July 2025
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But, the spectacle unfortunately won't be visible in the U.S. When is the next solar eclipse?—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
Adverb
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In medieval Europe through to the eighteenth century, people saw it as separate from the body—a substance extruded like, regrettably, excrement.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Then there’s the Watch 8 Classic ($500), which brings back the physical rotating bezel that was regrettably missing from last year’s watch models.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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Some lived unhappily at the club, unable to maximise their talent or contribute to success.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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These checks on presidential powers have not only been heeded by the men in power, however unhappily, but have become part of case law.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 June 2025
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“Tragically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragically. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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