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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

The base rates for water and power have not changed since July 2019, but pass-through adjustments can fluctuate annually to cover costs due to fuel or inflation, according to the DWP.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Anthropic said user growth can fluctuate, including a slump in usage of AI tools around Christmas.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

People may also fluctuate, moving closer—or away—from a parent at different times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 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

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

While her $3,400 rent is the same each month, her utility bill, which includes charges for shared utilities including water, wastewater, hot water and HVAC, fluctuates by hundreds of dollars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 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

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

Prices have always fluctuated; coupons have always rewarded some shoppers more than others.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

Broader markets fluctuated, with Japan's Nikkei up along with Sydney, Singapore, Wellington and Manila.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

The share-price performances of hyperscalers like Amazon and Alphabet have fluctuated due to sentiment over the AI boom.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

She remembers receiving less than $3,000 a month from him, but said the amount fluctuated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 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 largest U.S. home builder by market capitalization has completed a fiscal year with wildly fluctuating mortgage rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 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

But it certainly adds a fresh twist to a season of fluctuating fortunes at the front, in which the only real constant has been Kimi Antonelli, as the championship heads into its final stretch.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 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

Simultaneously, they seek to minimize their risk of starving: moderate but reliable returns are preferable to a fluctuating lifestyle with a high time-averaged rate of return but a substantial likelihood of starving to death.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond