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[ran-duhm] / ˈræn dəm /


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Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said the brokerage in years past had to plead with issuers to set aside stock for the company’s IPO Access program, which distributes allocated retail shares at random to interested customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

As our time runs out, I throw out some random questions.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The new family-focused observances are not appearing in random months of the year.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

But “Renoir” subtly suggests the impressionable girl is more aware than she lets on, surrounding her with random reminders of death.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Back and forth across the road she darted in a random zigzag.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate




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