vagaries
Example Sentences
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A once proud, close-knit community has been left to the vagaries of absentee landlords, rising deprivation and residents who often don't want to be here.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
The vagaries of that schedule will require flexibility and depth and will likely force Dos Santos to rotate players in and out of the lineup.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
The space-equipment supplier’s rapid rise reflects just how much small aerospace and defense stocks depend on the vagaries of geopolitics and government contracts.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
As I watched the havoc caused by the vagaries of the U.S. immigration system, I kept returning to the same questions.
From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026
That consensus can change over the years in a process as unplanned and uncontrollable as the vagaries of fashion.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
