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Furniture purchases are not to be made on a whim and Castlery is conveniently extending their 4th of July sale—save up to $450 sitewide and up to 40% off sale picks.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2025
The company relies on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. for the production of its chips, exposing Nvidia to US President Donald Trump’s trade policies, which can change on a whim.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Be adaptable, as your plans with friends and loved ones may change on a whim.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 24 June 2025
And partly because employers sweetened the pot by providing pensions and not cutting staff on a whim.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 5 July 2025
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2025
The company relies on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. for the production of its chips, exposing Nvidia to US President Donald Trump’s trade policies, which can change on a whim.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Be adaptable, as your plans with friends and loved ones may change on a whim.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 24 June 2025
And partly because employers sweetened the pot by providing pensions and not cutting staff on a whim.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 5 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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