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Viktor Hovland Hovland hasn’t been pleased with the state of his game, changing instructors and swing feels on a whim in recent years.
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Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2025
With pressure being applied by Buckle to improve the students’ performances, Tom on a whim brings Juan Salvador into the classroom, and, suddenly, his pupils are very engaged.
—Mark Meszoros, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Four months later, on Nov. 21, 1987, Moore and Willis married in Las Vegas on a whim, according to her memoir.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
And if Trump, as the new sheriff in town, occasionally decides on a whim to impose law and order, the results may not always be to Russia’s liking.
—Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 27 Feb. 2025
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Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2025
With pressure being applied by Buckle to improve the students’ performances, Tom on a whim brings Juan Salvador into the classroom, and, suddenly, his pupils are very engaged.
—Mark Meszoros, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Four months later, on Nov. 21, 1987, Moore and Willis married in Las Vegas on a whim, according to her memoir.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
And if Trump, as the new sheriff in town, occasionally decides on a whim to impose law and order, the results may not always be to Russia’s liking.
—Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 27 Feb. 2025
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“On a whim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20whim. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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