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[ran-duhm] / ˈræn dəm /


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"It started with me mixing a bunch of random stuff. My mum used to always be shouting at me saying 'stop, that's making a mess’."

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

If the older silica-poor disks and their seemingly random periods of changing infrared brightness are caused by orbital instability, the pattern would be broadly compatible with the Late Heavy Bombardment hypothesis for our solar system.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Sure, totally random indie label from Seattle, all of your bands sound exactly like Nirvana.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

“Any CEO who deliberately damages the company he runs due to some random personal gripe doesn’t deserve to run their company!”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

This consisted of his father picking a random street in a random city, and a disaster like a flood.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith


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