arbitrary
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All this variance and randomness, all these rules on top of regulations, none of it is exactly arbitrary, but neither is it fair.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
A Federal Reserve paper published last year found substantial and arbitrary variation in agent commissions across metropolitan areas.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
A Scottish activist who has spent eight years in "arbitrary detention" in India is enduring "a form of psychological torture", United Nations experts have said.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 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
We shared other traits as well, alas: He was rebellious and resentful of authority, quick to rage at arbitrary power.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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