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
Two ravens circled overhead, then flew Northwest, and on a whim I followed them.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
These aren’t two jarring opposites thrown together in August on an executive’s whim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The 28-year-old from south London says trying the trade on a whim is the "best thing I've ever done", and she loves the freedom and flexibility of running a business.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
They were originally concocted by Chandresh on a whim, brought about by a combination of chronic insomnia and keeping theatrical hours, along with an innate dislike of proper dinner-party etiquette.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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
Mr. Strausbaugh notes that the artist often chose chess over painting, as the former contains “clear wins and losses, not subject to the whims of taste.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
This was my destiny—to spin gold at the whims of a greedy king for the rest of my life.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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