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According to a 2023 survey, around 30 percent of international luxury tourists preferred visiting Thailand alone—which makes sense, considering how much adventure can be had on a whim.
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Road Trips, AFAR Media, 6 Aug. 2025
Johnston pointed out how life and fortune can change on a whim.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The 2006 movie, written, directed and produced by Meyers, revolved around Amanda (Diaz), a Los Angeles movie trailer company owner, and Iris, a London newspaper columnist who exchange their houses on a whim after each suffers a heartbreak.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025
Your spiritual journey will change on a whim, as Mars redirects Pluto retrograde the next day.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 28 July 2025
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Road Trips, AFAR Media, 6 Aug. 2025
Johnston pointed out how life and fortune can change on a whim.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The 2006 movie, written, directed and produced by Meyers, revolved around Amanda (Diaz), a Los Angeles movie trailer company owner, and Iris, a London newspaper columnist who exchange their houses on a whim after each suffers a heartbreak.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025
Your spiritual journey will change on a whim, as Mars redirects Pluto retrograde the next day.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 28 July 2025
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“On a whim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20whim. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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