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Recent Examples of randomness
But what appeared at the time as an act of total randomness actually spoke to a wider sense of release for a 20-something who had grown tired of his gilded cage.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
Games of chance are considered humanity’s earliest structured engagement with the idea of randomness, the intellectual precursor to probabilistic thinking.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
But given injuries and the general randomness of middle relief, the Tigers’ approach makes sense.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
What begins as a portrait of longevity becomes a meditation on the passage of time, the randomness of fate, and the joy and profound human experience of being alive.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
Games of chance are considered humanity’s earliest structured engagement with the idea of randomness, the intellectual precursor to probabilistic thinking.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
But given injuries and the general randomness of middle relief, the Tigers’ approach makes sense.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
What begins as a portrait of longevity becomes a meditation on the passage of time, the randomness of fate, and the joy and profound human experience of being alive.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for randomness
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All of this was aggravated by a raft of economic uncertainties, from weak domestic consumption to the threat of a historic trade war with the US, leaving the keenest buyers, like Cai, to think twice before entering the market.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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Second, in terms of transportation methods, growing uncertainty around air travel has led European travelers to consider alternatives such as rail.—
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CNBC,
18 May 2026
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The cause of the accident remains under investigation, police said in their statement.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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Investigators from Russia’s transport prosecutor’s office and the country’s Investigative Committee have opened an inquiry into the crash as officials work to determine whether safety violations contributed to the deadly accident, several reports said.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
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Uncovering a Speedster with a little over 13,000 miles on the odometer in an estate sale is automotive fortuity.—
Austin Irwin,
Car and Driver,
13 Sep. 2021
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But after a while, realizing that in-person services remained a long way off, the group resumed meeting online, playing recordings of communal singing to which members could add their voices and sharing songs in advance to compensate for the loss of fortuity.—
Philissa Cramer,
sun-sentinel.com,
16 Sep. 2020
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The bottom line Getting more eyes on your job listing isn't about luck or waiting for the right candidate to stumble across your post.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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The other says luck, crush and confusion.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Randomness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/randomness. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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