fluctuate
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Attendances at Flamingo Park fluctuate between 130 and 900, but Sunday's tie with Stockport sold out in five minutes, with 2,500 fans expected.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Risks: Share prices can fluctuate on public market sentiment and perceived default risk of borrowers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
The prices of most major cryptocurrencies fell on the news, except for the stablecoins, which by definition can only fluctuate within tight margins.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Yes, they will fluctuate on any given day, week or month, as the news cycle pushes and pulls your stocks three ways from Friday.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
They kept their heads steady and mouths aimed at the microphone so that the volume of their voices didn’t fluctuate.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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It population fluctuates but more than 1,000 people can be based there at any given time.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
However, because Antarctic ice coverage naturally fluctuates considerably from year to year, researchers remain uncertain whether this gradual increase reflected a meaningful long-term change.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
As packages are unveiled and sold, available inventory on the website fluctuates — which means fans can spend a lot of time checking and rechecking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 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
In addition, receptivity to innovation fluctuates in time within the same region.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Prices have always fluctuated; coupons have always rewarded some shoppers more than others.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
Arrivals have fluctuated over the decades, but plunged sharply during the Covid pandemic when many nations shut their borders.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
It has fluctuated around that threshold since, with the trajectory largely following oil prices for months.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
On Friday, stocks fluctuated between modest gains and losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Innovation in China too fluctuated markedly with time.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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He led them to the Bundesliga title in 2022 but was sacked the following season amid fluctuating form.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
But for Musk that’s a relatively trivial amount, even though his fluctuating trillionaire status is currently hovering below the threshold for designation.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Reckitt has been investing in the U.S. to get new products to customers faster and meet fluctuating drug demand as the timing of each year’s cold and flu season shifts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Keep in mind that a bond fund has a fluctuating share price that will move in the opposite direction of interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
They are easy to maintain, need no paint since they are usually of aluminum, and are not tied to fluctuating land values.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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