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arbitrarily

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


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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

Earlier internal probes uncovered documents suggesting that the maker of electric motors and other equipment might have arbitrarily considered the timing of write-downs of risky assets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like many former empires, Iran’s borders were drawn rather arbitrarily with respect to sizable ethnic communities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Beahon pushed back against the idea that brands were inflating prices arbitrarily, arguing that higher costs reflect inflation, rising material prices and unprecedented global investment in elite sport.

From BBC