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Complicating matters is Chinese officials’ concern that Mr. Trump could reverse a deal on a whim or even embarrass Mr. Xi in a confrontation, similar to how President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was treated during a visit to the White House in February.
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David Pierson, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Longstreth had picked it up on a whim at Newark airport.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Congress hasn’t authorized these tariffs, much less authorized imposing tariffs only to increase them, then pause them, then imminently reinstate them on a whim, causing our nation and the global economy whiplash.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
During the pandemic, Kirke leaned into her country music passion and moved to Nashville on a whim.
—Eva Fedderly, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
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David Pierson, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Longstreth had picked it up on a whim at Newark airport.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Congress hasn’t authorized these tariffs, much less authorized imposing tariffs only to increase them, then pause them, then imminently reinstate them on a whim, causing our nation and the global economy whiplash.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
During the pandemic, Kirke leaned into her country music passion and moved to Nashville on a whim.
—Eva Fedderly, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
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“On a whim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20whim. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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