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[ran-duhm] / ˈræn dəm /


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Primes balance on a knife’s edge between predictable and random, popping up when we expect them but also when we don’t.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

“I would have random flashbacks and panic attacks from anything,” he told me.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

In practice, this means the system can withstand many small, random disruptions but remains highly susceptible to targeted shocks affecting critical nodes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

But elsewhere the arrangement feels unconsidered, even random.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

I took my samples from the riverside willows, the new blue willow grove, and the leaves I’d collected from random trees.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate




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