arbitrary
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Arbitrary regulations make opening schools prohibitively expensive and slow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, a panel of independent experts tasked by the U.N.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023
Last year, the United Nations’ Working Group on Arbitrary Detention ruled that the Rwandan government had abducted Mr. Rusesabagina and arbitrarily detained him.
From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2023
It was the start of an ordeal that contravenes international law and could amount to torture, the UN's Working Group on Arbitrary Detention wrote in a March report.
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2022
Arbitrary is often incorrectly pronounced as if spelled ar-bi-ta-ry.
From Every-Day Errors of Speech by Meredith, L. P.
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