arbitrarily
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"You're able to do two things that are normally not compatible with one another: Use entanglement to build an exquisitely sensitive sensor but also have robustness to arbitrarily large amounts of noise," Clerk said.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
Rivera had been arbitrarily detained when he returned to his home in Nicaragua in September 2023.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
They also misled investors, charged undisclosed fees and arbitrarily inflated prices charged to investors in StraightPath funds, according to the Justice Department.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
"As a municipality, we do not have the legal authority to arbitrarily prohibit the establishment of new businesses, since in Chile there is freedom to engage in economic activities," councilor Nelda Gil told AFP.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
“Oh, one or two,” I said arbitrarily: I would have liked to play in all of them.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Vocabulary lists containing arbitrarily
Lincoln Inaugural Address (March 1861)
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The Freedom of Information Act (2016)
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The Martian
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