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But the senators say a vagary in the way the law is written means they can seek another term, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2023

An interesting, sciencey explanation of the Y chromosome and sex distinction in all it’s vagary and confusion, and the strange trip through the behaviors of the life span of the males of many species.

From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2019

It covers the whole wide world of early-19th-century trade, and it evinces a worldly acceptance of human disparity and vagary.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2018

Normally, this would result in a total solar eclipse, but for a vagary of orbital mechanics: It happened when the Moon was near apogee, the point in its orbit when it’s farthest from Earth.

From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2013

As Sullivan saw it, “Burnham came out of his somnambulistic vagary and joined in. He was keen enough to understand that ‘Uncle Dick’”—meaning Hunt—“had done him a needed favor.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Some lawmakers, seeming to recognize the risks of letting the vagaries of aging and health determine the country’s political fate, have opted to bow out.

From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2026

Kering has long been heavily reliant on Gucci and, by extension, on the vagaries of the fashion cycle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

A once proud, close-knit community has been left to the vagaries of absentee landlords, rising deprivation and residents who often don't want to be here.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

The vagaries of that schedule will require flexibility and depth and will likely force Dos Santos to rotate players in and out of the lineup.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

She considers the vagaries of sports, the happenstance of El Li'der, a star pitcher in his youth, narrowly missing a baseball career in America.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García