"vagary" in the noun sense
1. vagary
an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.
"the vagaries of the weather"
"his wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market"
"he has dealt with human vagaries for many years"
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