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The rate that would achieve the Fed’s dual mandate is unknown, interest rates fluctuate with economic performance, and inflationary expectations aren’t observable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

High tide levels can fluctuate in this region: they can sometimes be 4 or 5 feet, and sometimes the high tide can reach 6 to 6.5 feet around this time of year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 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

A state-based financing system would introduce a new layer of uncertainty, as funding levels could fluctuate with local economic conditions and political priorities.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

Another type of intensified food-gathering activity that developed was the freshwater eel fisheries of the Murray-Darling river system, where water levels in marshes fluctuate with seasonal rains.

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

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

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

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

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

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Since then, the number of away fans at both Ibrox and Celtic Park has fluctuated between about 800 and zero in a series of tit-for-tat moves.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

Equity markets fluctuated ahead of the CPI release, though Seoul enjoyed another strong day as it claws back some of the huge tech-led losses sustained in July.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 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 moment women step into puberty, we are dealing with a fluctuating hormonal system," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 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

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

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

“In the end, the way interest rates are fluctuating, a serious delay could cost a mint.”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols