whim
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The case pitted McGlockton’s right to defend his family from a threatening stranger against Drejka’s right to initiate a confrontation over a parking spot and then to mete out justice according to his own whim.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
On a whim, I decided to see what the best-performing stocks in the S&P 500 are year to date.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
The answer to their problem still comes with sacrifice; they’re still at somebody else’s whim, even if that somebody has promised to be hands-off.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
They’re not just wasting their money on a whim.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
It could simply be that a meaningless whim had suddenly overtaken me at that moment—but that is hardly a convincing way to account for such distinctly odd behaviour.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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