variation
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In the first week of September there has been a big variation in rainfall across the UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Minsal, who led the teams that canvassed three large census tracts with the greatest variation, said he recalls their 2025 count being lower and thinks a digital glitch doubled it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Although advanced maternal age is often associated with harmful outcomes, genetic variation may sometimes reduce those effects or even produce benefits.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
And that “average” return figure masks a lot of variation.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Moreover, many discoveries were made by men of low social status, men like Columbus himself, or Cabot, who had discovered the variation of the compass.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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However, it also noted that periods of heavy rain or drought could indirectly affect fault zones, pointing to a study that suggested that rates of micro-quakes may undergo small variations related to rainfall patterns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
It's a story that has long featured the New York property tycoon as the hero, with variations on him taking workers down to Ground Zero.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
American folksongs often have one signature recording—never mind the many variations by other musicians, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Some variations are expected in the final figures for the four UK nations.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The human ear and brain are capable of hearing and appreciating very small variations in timbre.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan
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Genetics - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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