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vagaries

noun

plural of vagary

as in whims

a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action the vagaries of a rather eccentric, elderly lady

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Recent Examples of vagaries Wealth buys choice, leverage, and a cushion for the vagaries of a market economy. — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 The vagaries of the Civil War are also hard to intuit at times. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 May 2026 As well as the vagaries of the wind, there’s a strong current flowing through the Hudson, sometimes as much as three knots. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 26 May 2026 There were plenty of ordinary and dismissive explanations for what had happened, all related to the vagaries of the brain. — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026 That makes the policy initiative vulnerable to the vagaries of politics or local budgeting, critics say. — Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 2 June 2026 Born around 1640, Bembo and her opera remained obscure for centuries, due to the vagaries of her music manuscripts and the historical neglect of women composers. — Claire Fontijn, The Conversation, 18 May 2026 This is especially true for small businesses, which are particularly vulnerable to the vagaries of California’s most hostile business environment in the nation. — Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 13 June 2026 Fans at the Club World Cup also suffered from the heat, thunderstorms, and the vagaries of FIFA’s dynamic ticket pricing, whereby prices rise and fall according to demand. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

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whims

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After all, this was FIFA, the infamously corrupt governing body of international soccer that seems to function not based on its rulebook but on the whims of a few guys in a room.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 July 2026
Grants could be canceled due to political whims, and new layers of bureaucracy would inhibit basic scientific activities like publishing papers and attending conferences.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

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