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Recent Examples of randomness
Some of it is the randomness of life in the algorithm era, and some of it was specific to this show and that moment.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
Despite its simplicity, the coin toss is a pivotal moment in the Super Bowl, one that carries weight far beyond its apparent randomness.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
This is because, in part, Bob’s measurement also introduces quantum randomness into the process in ways that Eve cannot plausibly recreate—and Bob could not observe without disturbing the system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2025
Patients who use cutting-edge technologies like PGT-A have to grapple with both realities, confronting both the randomness of reproduction and the fact that research on add-on tests like PGT-A is happening simultaneously to the tests being offered.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
Despite its simplicity, the coin toss is a pivotal moment in the Super Bowl, one that carries weight far beyond its apparent randomness.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
This is because, in part, Bob’s measurement also introduces quantum randomness into the process in ways that Eve cannot plausibly recreate—and Bob could not observe without disturbing the system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2025
Patients who use cutting-edge technologies like PGT-A have to grapple with both realities, confronting both the randomness of reproduction and the fact that research on add-on tests like PGT-A is happening simultaneously to the tests being offered.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for randomness
Noun
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In recent months, Cat & Cloud Coffee, based in Santa Cruz, has turned down offers to open new cafes in the city because of the uncertainty generated by Trump’s tariffs, said company owner Charles Jack.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Texas worker, who asked not to be named over concern about the uncertainty of the situation, told CBS News the full premium for continuation of health coverage was $1,300 each month for a single person, along with a 2% administrative fee and additional out-of-pocket costs.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2025
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Adam DeVine was told to 'stick to the script' on Modern Family after confusing Sofia Vergara with improv DeVine detailed his childhood accident to Entertainment Weekly in 2016.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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As part of his origin story, Hazard is disabled after losing an arm and both legs in an accident, leading to the use of high-tech prosthetic limbs.—
Ryan Easby,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
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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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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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In a state with a significant shortage of primary care providers, that meant many low-income residents who use Planned Parenthood for their health care would be out of luck.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2025
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Such as participating in games that required social skills mixed in with ingenuity, sprinkled with a dose of luck.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Randomness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/randomness. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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