as in sadly
by bad fortune or luck
Unfortunately, you've just missed her.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
No one deserves online bullying in any realm, but certainly not a young woman in Chandler, who was trying to make a play, and unfortunately our player got hurt.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
But unfortunately, this isn't helping you—or your pans—out in the long run.
—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
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“Unfortunately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfortunately. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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