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The three teenagers discussed killing Pahler for months, but Casey said in the affidavit that the group carried out the murder on a whim.
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Chris Spargo, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Businesses that change logos on a whim or without understanding the attachment consumers have to the corporate symbols can be asking for trouble.
—Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Next, sustain them by baselining funding so progress can’t be undone on a whim.
—Marielys Divanne, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Sirott said there was a camaraderie at WLS in the 1970s, where DJs would crash each other’s shows on a whim, and socialize together in their off hours.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Chris Spargo, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Businesses that change logos on a whim or without understanding the attachment consumers have to the corporate symbols can be asking for trouble.
—Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Next, sustain them by baselining funding so progress can’t be undone on a whim.
—Marielys Divanne, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Sirott said there was a camaraderie at WLS in the 1970s, where DJs would crash each other’s shows on a whim, and socialize together in their off hours.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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“On a whim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20whim. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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