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arbitrarily

[ahr-bi-trair-uh-lee] / ˌɑr bɪˈtrɛər ə li /


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"You're able to do two things that are normally not compatible with one another: Use entanglement to build an exquisitely sensitive sensor but also have robustness to arbitrarily large amounts of noise," Clerk said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

Rivera had been arbitrarily detained when he returned to his home in Nicaragua in September 2023.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

The travel advisory issued last week says visitors may be arbitrarily denied entry to the country, detained in “inhumane” conditions or subjected to invasive phone and social media searches.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

East Coast suggests White House recognition that such agreements can’t be ended arbitrarily, the analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

It’s like they just arbitrarily decided that one kind of DNA was bad and the other was good.”

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth




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