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at random



ADJECTIVE
hit or miss
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Italian Andrea Lai has been playing the Football Manager series for almost 20 years and one day chose a new club, at random, as his new team to manage.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Wolf kills aren't distributed at random, Loretto said, occurring more often on flatter terrain or in open valleys where chases are more likely.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

In these "RCTs," participants are assigned at random to different groups.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

An aide flashed the overhead lights on and off at random.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

She grabbed one at random and turned around.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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