arbitrariness
Example Sentences
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Yet the arbitrariness of opportunity and vocation — who gets to make art? who has to dig ditches? — is clear and pointed.
From New York Times
He was bothered by the seeming arbitrariness of the process, he said; other activists he knew had not been required to sign anything.
From Washington Post
To other observers, however, the haggling reveals the arbitrariness of the data that can be disrupted by a simple change in metrics.
From New York Times
In announcing the 2021 moratorium, Garland noted concerns about how capital punishment disproportionately impacts people of color and the “arbitrariness” - or lack of consistency - in its application.
From Washington Times
In announcing the 2021 moratorium, Garland noted concerns about how capital punishment disproportionately impacts people of color and the “arbitrariness” — or lack of consistency — in its application.
From Seattle Times
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