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randomness

[ran-duhm-nis] / ˈræn dəm nɪs /


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Actor Haley Joel Osment makes a couple of appearances in these interstitials, as does singer Mike Patton of Mr. Bungle and Faith No More, adding to the sense of channel-flipping randomness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

I loved the randomness of it all and discovered a charming place I wouldn’t have otherwise visited.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

All this variance and randomness, all these rules on top of regulations, none of it is exactly arbitrary, but neither is it fair.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

Scientists call this tendency to find meaningful patterns in randomness "apophenia."

From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026

I thought about this more often now that I was an adult, especially when people applauded me for my achievements, as if there weren’t a strange and cruel randomness to it all.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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