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fluctuate

[fluhk-choo-eyt] / ˈflʌk tʃuˌeɪt /


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However, the photons in each type of light fluctuate and interact in different ways.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

He wrote that historically, Amazon had stressed that AWS margins would fluctuate.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Since participants for each session are not determined yet, expect secondary ticket demand and prices to fluctuate once the schedule is clearer.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

The bank’s income groups fluctuate month to month depending on the mix of depositors and other factors, but they align closely with U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Rick said, “A humanoid robot is like any other machine; it can fluctuate between being a benefit and a hazard very rapidly. As a benefit it’s not our problem.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

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

And the ratio might bounce around in coming quarters as tax receipts come in, tariff refunds go out and GDP fluctuates in response to inflation and revisions.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

If it fluctuates or you change jobs, this could affect how your earnings rise.

From BBC Feb. 17, 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

Unemployment levels have fluctuated throughout the summer from a mixture of slow hiring with relatively few major rounds of layoffs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Since then, global oil prices have fluctuated wildly.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

For most of the past decade that gap fluctuated between $10 and $15 a barrel.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Asian equities fluctuated Tuesday following a tech-led sell-off on Wall Street as investors again questioned a long-running AI-fuelled boom, while crude largely held losses that came on the back of positive US-Iran talks.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Mamou’s picture kept freezing and unfreezing, occasionally turning into chunky blocks as the bandwidth fluctuated.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

They're all dealing with a notoriously unpredictable market and with fluctuating commodity and energy prices.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Taipei, Singapore, Jakarta and and Wellington were also up, with Manila fluctuating.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 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

These adaptations evolved to optimize energy storage and usage in environments with fluctuating food availability.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

Jake gave her the extended five-day forecast complete with information about the fluctuating barometric pressure.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




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