arbitrary
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It has seen tens of thousands of suspected gang members arrested, but human rights groups have argued it has led to arbitrary detentions.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Ma suspects the real reason is because “as the monopoly operator of long-distance transmission, State Grid can impose arbitrary fees.”
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
“It’s an arbitrary threshold that serves a few purposes.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
The A cap seems arbitrary and shifting to A-minuses feels inconsequential, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The reason it’s worth standing up for punctu-ation is not that it’s an arbitrary system of notation known only to an over-sensitive elite who have attacks of the vapours when they see it misapplied.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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