predictably
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Ferdie Jencken’s miraculous abilities were predictably covered in Spiritualist papers such as Medium and Daybreak, but also city newspapers in Chicago, Washington, DC, and New York.
From Literature
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He said price gouging predictably skyrocketed in the month after the fires, but then it continued all year long as enforcement lagged.
From Los Angeles Times
The reaction from some viewers on social media was, perhaps predictably, not positive.
From BBC
“When this largesse is undertaken at a time when the economy has little or no idle capacity, like now, the results, predictably, are destructive,” he added.
Online comments have been predictably divided: while some have called him "spoiled" and "ungrateful" towards David and Victoria Beckham, others have applauded the 26-year-old for standing up for himself and prioritising his mental health.
From BBC
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