arbitrarily

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Taxes arbitrarily imposed by the executive because, say, someone was rude to him would seem to go against both the letter and the spirit of the revolution of 1776.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

"Performing a logical operation in this fault-tolerant way would be relatively easy if we could move our qubits around and connect them arbitrarily to each other," says Kerschbaum.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026

Earlier internal probes uncovered documents suggesting that the maker of electric motors and other equipment might have arbitrarily considered the timing of write-downs of risky assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Beahon pushed back against the idea that brands were inflating prices arbitrarily, arguing that higher costs reflect inflation, rising material prices and unprecedented global investment in elite sport.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Nevertheless, arbitrarily delineated stages provide a useful shorthand for discussing the diversity of music and of human societies, provided one bears in mind the above caveats.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond