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[ran-duhm] / ˈræn dəm /


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Or, to put it another way, out of a random group of 1,000 Americans, the richest single person owns about six times as much as the poorest 500 put together.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

After years of disappointment, a random eBay trawl turned up a surprise offer of the long-lost chocolate mints, with a notice for mint vintage items.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Robinhood, on the other hand, noted that the company “uses a random selection process to determine who receives IPO shares.”

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

It’s one of those cooking tricks that seems random and like it doesn’t actually add anything but immediately earns a permanent place in your rotation once you try it.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

I’d gotten a lot of random texts since my phone first entered my life, but I’d never gotten one like this before.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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