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fluctuate

[fluhk-choo-eyt] / ˈflʌk tʃuˌeɪt /


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He also noted that an individual’s T levels fluctuate constantly and can be affected by stress and poor sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

High tides levels in Southern California can fluctuate from 4 to 5 feet, sometimes even reaching 6 to 6.5 feet around this time of year.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

A spokesperson for South Australia's Department of Primary Industries and Regions said cuttlefish populations "naturally fluctuate" depending on environmental conditions.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Instead, they expect a prolonged series of halting starts and stops to the conflict, causing flows through the Strait of Hormuz to continuously fluctuate.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

The rings of concentric circles along its barrel fluctuate through a rainbow of glowing colors as the weapon powers up.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

The Gauchos have a roster that fluctuates among 24 varsity players, but more and more are showing up to join the team. and others are waiting to be cleared depending on the 10-week report cards.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

It’s one of the largest concentrations of capybaras in São Paulo, though its exact number of members fluctuates.

From Slate May 27, 2026

The cost of that fluctuates more directly in response to the oil price, so the latest global uncertainty has pushed up bills for those households refilling their tanks.

From BBC May 5, 2026

Joseph said that their annual spending fluctuates based on the work that needs to be done.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 5, 2026

The quota system has worked for over two hundred years, and although it fluctuates region to region, it makes it crystal clear what each scythe’s responsibility to the world is.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Some of the rallies were stunning, but he was playing carelessly at times, and sometimes seemed disengaged as his concentration fluctuated.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

That number fluctuated during the early 19th century, mostly for administrative reasons.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Since then, global oil prices have fluctuated wildly.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

But numbers provided by officials have fluctuated wildly.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

Not only did variation and dip diverge from place to place, but in 1634 a group of English experimenters claimed that variation fluctuated over time.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The volatile supply situation has weighed on ordinary drivers, with prices and availability fluctuating at each petrol station across the country.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

However, headline inflation is expected to be lower than previously assessed, it said Wednesday, reflecting fluctuating global energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Investors have increasingly turned to healthcare and biopharma stocks this summer as part of a rotation away from the fluctuating performance of tech and semiconductor stocks.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

What the polls generally failed to foresee—and arguably shouldn’t have been expected to, given the fluctuating field—was that just enough voters would ultimately coalesce behind Crowley to put him over the top.

From Slate Aug. 12, 2026

I was out of the water, if only by a fluctuating two, three feet.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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