whim
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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell Thursday as digital assets traded in step with stock markets and at the whim of developments in the Iran war.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Lens added that their domestic league risks being "gradually relegated to the status of an adjustment variable at the whim of the European imperatives of some".
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
“With Iran we now see the irony that despite unimaginable energy independence, the U.S. is still at the whim of a physical chokepoint,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
But as the stock market seemed to be telling us Monday, even a whim of iron can be very, very costly.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
Acting on a whim, Irons decided to look at Noel’s blood under the microscope.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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