hopefully

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Recent Examples of hopefully One option is to do nothing and wait for real estate developers to clean up the parcels and hopefully rebuild. Camila Alvayay Torrejon, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025 Storm suggests hopefully that a planetary crisis, such as climate change, might attenuate nationalism. Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025 Though, hopefully, their PFW experience won’t come with gossip and backstabbing. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025 Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Fyre Festival II is officially happening, and it's set to make waves — this time, hopefully for the right reasons. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hopefully

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“Hopefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hopefully. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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