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without definite aim, direction, rule, or method The winner was selected at random.

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Recent Examples of at random Giving circle members nominate prospective nonprofits to be considered, and the charities are drawn at random for consideration at the meeting. — Francine Knowles, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 The sky was alive with millions of fluttering shapes, congregating into clouds at random, occasionally turning into ribbons that wound through the trees. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 And the trailer shows how idyllic the four victims’ college experience was until Bryan Kohberger (who has pled guilty to the murders) seemingly picked them at random to act out his serial-killer obsession. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 July 2026 Healthy user bias is very difficult to scrub out of observational studies, which compare people as they are treated in real life rather than assigning the drug at random. — Ziyad Al-Aly, The Conversation, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for at random

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