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is wanton
adjective
Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.
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Then there is wanton destruction.
Maybe next to each other they show the way an earthquake is wanton and random — though that random part is not quite, especially in terms of the aftermath, as we know that poverty makes things worse.
Another problem, here as on the mainland, is wanton expansion by the superstar chefs.
Raised on that sober palette, Harry Koyama is wanton in his use of color.
Hubris is wanton violence or pride run amok.
How is wanton destruction of the environment not an obstacle to peace?
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It was wanton, craven and totally delicious.
The killing was wanton and opportunistic; Pearl just happened to be available to him.
By Mildred Weston The New Yorker, April 27 , 1935P. 89 Be wanton, wind View Article By Rebecca Mead By Anthony Lane By Jia Tolentino By Alan Burdick.
The judge in the case decided he had been "wanton and reckless" and had increased the danger for others.
By Mildred Weston The New Yorker, April 27 , 1935P. 89 Be wanton, wind View Article By Miranda Carter By Amos Barshad By John Cassidy By George Packer.
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