willy-nilly
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Are top-drawer college football teams and their name, image and likeness collectives simply trying to protect themselves from willy-nilly transfers or are they bullying players to stay put with threats of lawsuits?
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025
People are no longer buying AI stocks willy-nilly.
From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025
“Between Trump 1 and Trump 2, Trump has never willy-nilly just haphazardly or flippantly talked about Taiwan,” Park said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
“But at the same time, they can’t just pass the costs on to consumers willy-nilly without thinking about the impact on competition.”
From MarketWatch • Nov. 12, 2025
In South Carol-liney, if there was some nice smooth water like this big pond, folks would jus’ willy-nilly pull their shoes off and dip their foots in the water, then go home.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Vocabulary lists containing willy-nilly
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