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luckily
luck‧i‧ly S3 /ˈlʌkəli, ˈlʌkɪli/ adverb
 Word Family: adjective: lucky ≠ unlucky, luckless; noun: luck; adverb: luckily ≠ unluckily
[sentence adverb] used to say that it is good that something happened or was done because if it had not, the situation would be unpleasant or difficult
   SYN  fortunately:
    Luckily the museum was not damaged by the earthquake.
    luckily for somebody
    Luckily for them, he braked in time.