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variation

[vair-ee-ey-shuhn] / ˌvɛər iˈeɪ ʃən /


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BBC Sport understands that the Australian A-League will trial a variation with the captain always having to leave the field.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

According to Machairaki, this variation raises the possibility that extracellular vesicles from brain organoids could eventually help identify which patients are most likely to benefit from a particular treatment.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

If you love a fig-and-goat-cheese pizza, this stuffed date variation is a must-try.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

According to Goldman’s analysis, 70% of the variation in first-half total returns across the major dollar currency pairs was driven by interest rates.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

By 1475, in one or another variation, this was the standard belief.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

These variations make it challenging to isolate the influence of genetic background from all the other factors that can affect cancer risk.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

Some have even resorted to faking influencer deals by posting variations of #ad on their posts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Here was a new formal language, studied in countless variations and ready to be tailored to fit the body of Freundlich’s program, if one ever arrived.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

"But the variations that are significantly relevant are so small that they may happen from one lap to the other, even if you have learned from the previous laps."

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Whether a piece of music is a march, a sonata, or a theme and variations, the composer is always free to experiment with the overall architecture of the piece.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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