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arbitrarily

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


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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

"You're able to do two things that are normally not compatible with one another: Use entanglement to build an exquisitely sensitive sensor but also have robustness to arbitrarily large amounts of noise," Clerk said.

From Science Daily Jun. 6, 2026

Rivera had been arbitrarily detained when he returned to his home in Nicaragua in September 2023.

From BBC May 31, 2026

They also misled investors, charged undisclosed fees and arbitrarily inflated prices charged to investors in StraightPath funds, according to the Justice Department.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

I arbitrarily punch buttons on the control board and end up hopping from foot to foot as alternating jets of icy cold and steaming hot water assault me.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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