whim
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It’s better to have a sound, systemic approach to investing than to follow emotion, impulse and whim.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026
Bake Off contestant applied for show 'on a whim'
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The first time Samantha R. went to Burning Man, it was on a whim.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
On a whim, I tapped it, and the results were so good they helped inform that conversation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
For so long, she could see now, she had made her daughter live by her whim: moving on anytime she needed new ideas; anytime she had felt stuck or uneasy.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
The bill would also establish clear market structure rules that provide regulatory certainty for investors and banks so they don’t have to worry about being whipsawed by the whims of a future administration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Naomi was accustomed to Lisa-Kaindé’s whims long before they became professional artists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
It’s just the latest sign that the launch of a whole ecosystem of ETFs has done little to buttress bitcoin against the whims of mercurial investors.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
A more Zen note was struck by a man named Peter, visiting from California, who does not like Trump but refused to let the president’s whims detract from his D.C. tour.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
Not with the old man and his single-minded whims.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
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