arbitrarily
Example Sentences
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The UN says 73 of its staff "remain arbitrarily detained" by the Houthis, with some of these detentions going back to 2021.
From BBC
Dr. Prasad’s kill shot last week is part of a broader pattern in which he has arbitrarily changed standards for approving new drugs and reversed the agency’s prior guidance.
Taxes arbitrarily imposed by the executive because, say, someone was rude to him would seem to go against both the letter and the spirit of the revolution of 1776.
From MarketWatch
The deal was also criticised by Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse, who says she was "arbitrarily denied entry" to Hong Kong to visit her newborn grandson last year.
From BBC
Neither you nor your sibling, acting alone as a beneficiary — or even as a co-trustee — can arbitrarily retitle land that has been properly placed in a trust.
From MarketWatch
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