whim
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They become permissions granted or withheld based on the whim of those who interpret and adjudicate our laws.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
And he has a great plan, whatever it is at any given moment to satisfy wherever his latest whim has taken him.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
They’re not just wasting their money on a whim.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
But an important detail intervened: The Federal Reserve Act states that Fed governors can be removed only “for cause,” not at the president’s whim.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
What the heck had she been thinking, wasting Mamma and Papa’s money, coming out here on basically a whim and a wish to meet Jenny Lindt?
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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