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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 Investigators believe Rocha chose the vehicles at random after interviewing the victims and determining that none of them had any connection to her. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Place five dots at random, with no three dots in the same line, and hunt for the four-cornered dentless shape. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026 The bedroom is on floor one, the first door on the right (that door, by the way, has three peepholes carved seemingly at random), and is bedecked in reddish wood. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for at random

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