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arbitrarily

[ahr-bi-trair-uh-lee] / ˌɑr bɪˈtrɛər ə li /


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Arbitrarily targeting certain groups of people without grounds to do so could be breaking the law, says a researcher of Russia's far right based in Moscow, Alexander Verkhovsky.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Arbitrarily starting with those, herewith my favorite shows of 2015.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2015

Arbitrarily monetising something that customers are obliged to do anyway.

From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2015

Arbitrarily defining unreasonable premium rate increases at 10% doesn’t get to the problem.

From Forbes • Dec. 13, 2011

Arbitrarily united with melody the words obtrude a meaning which the music may not suggest, though the capacity of fine music is equal to any words.

From Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis by Cooke, George Willis




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