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A more Zen note was struck by a man named Peter, visiting from California, who does not like Trump but refused to let the president’s whims detract from his D.C. tour.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2026

Mr. Strausbaugh notes that the artist often chose chess over painting, as the former contains “clear wins and losses, not subject to the whims of taste.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Wary of being vulnerable to the whims of foreign governments, the European Union is preparing far-reaching new moves to ditch American digital companies and Chinese chips in favour of European alternatives.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

“It would be absurd to keep going back and forth with the whims of the weather,” Dan Waber, Rainbow Tomatoes Garden’s owner, told Salon Senior Food Editor, Ashlie D. Stevens in June 2025.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

There was nothing of charity in it and she did not step lightly around his heart or indulge his sorrow or his whims.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson