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unfortunately
un‧for‧tu‧nate‧ly S1 W3 /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənətli $ -ˈfɔːr-/ adverb [sentence adverb]
 Word Family: noun: fortune, misfortune, unfortunate; adverb: fortunately ≠ unfortunately; adjective: fortunate ≠ unfortunate
used when you are mentioning a fact that you wish was not true:
    Unfortunately, you were out when we called.