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at random



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Idioms and Phrases

Without order or fixed purpose, haphazardly, as in Jackson Pollock dropped paints on canvas seemingly at random . Originally this phrase meant “very speedily†and “heedlessly.†Shakespeare had the present usage in 1 Henry VI (5:3): “He talks at random; sure the man is mad.†[Late 1500s]
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Police say the motive behind the attack is "under investigation" but they are considering the possibility that the suspect - who has not been officially identified - may have chosen victims at random.

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But in the last two decades, no one has found them in anyone but humans, where they are reliably easy to find by testing neurons at random in the MTL.

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Illegally shutting down much of the federal government and laying off thousands at random will suck money out of the economy, forcing a recession.

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On the hillside, homes seemed to be almost flattened at random, with neighboring houses often suffering wildly different fates.

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Under the false auspices of "efficiency," he's slashing workers at random and targeting entire departments that happen to have the power to hold his businesses accountable for law-breaking.

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