arbitrarily
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It’s important to know what the fees and investment options are within your retirement accounts, and anyone thinking of consolidating accounts should look at those factors before arbitrarily rolling anything over.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Department of Housing and Urban Development acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it suspended the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority from managing federal homelessness funds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
England acquired such institutions with the Glorious Revolution of 1688-89 after which the king could no longer suspend laws, raise taxes without the consent of Parliament, or arbitrarily confiscate private property.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
I’ve read criticisms of the Doomsday Clock, that it’s gimmicky, like it’s arbitrarily trying to measure something that can’t be defined so easily.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
“For example, could you have arrived at azoth if you’d arbitrarily closed your mind to certain chemical compounds?”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Vocabulary lists containing arbitrarily
Lincoln Inaugural Address (March 1861)
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The Freedom of Information Act (2016)
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The Martian
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