be arbitrary
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“Of course, no line that the States draw will satisfy everyone. But the Judiciary is not the proper institution to make what would often be arbitrary and highly intrusive athlete-by-athlete assessments.”
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
He told BBC Scotland News he had concerns that it could be arbitrary, inflexible and in some cases "very difficult to establish with any great degree of certainty".
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
Even people with legal status are wary, Gordo said, because some of the raids appear to be arbitrary and indiscriminate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2025
However, the panel found that the FDA’s subsequent ease of restrictions was likely to be arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedures Act, preliminarily enjoining those later FDA decisions.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2023
Such a meaning would be arbitrary, and could not be deduced in any way.
From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by George Newnes
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