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Butler Bay Since names on maps are being changed on a whim, I, Stan Son, hereby decree that San Francisco Bay will now be known as Butler Bay.
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Stan Son, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
After watching the series Rich Holiday, Poor Holiday, where pairs of families from different financial backgrounds swap vacation experiences, Howells and her ex-partner decided to apply on a whim.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
Reggie Hunter, 37 Hunter, the father of 12-year-old and 18-month-old sons, had come to town from Baton Rouge on a whim to spend time with his cousin, who was also wounded in the attack, another cousin told the Times-Picayune.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
Something that actors do by mistake or on a whim during rehearsal could become part of the show.
—Jeffrey R. Wilson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
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Stan Son, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
After watching the series Rich Holiday, Poor Holiday, where pairs of families from different financial backgrounds swap vacation experiences, Howells and her ex-partner decided to apply on a whim.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
Reggie Hunter, 37 Hunter, the father of 12-year-old and 18-month-old sons, had come to town from Baton Rouge on a whim to spend time with his cousin, who was also wounded in the attack, another cousin told the Times-Picayune.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
Something that actors do by mistake or on a whim during rehearsal could become part of the show.
—Jeffrey R. Wilson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
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“On a whim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20whim. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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