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fluctuate

[fluhk-choo-ayt] / ˈflʌk tʃuˌeɪt /


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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

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

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 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

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

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 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

That has fluctuated between 30 cents and 78 cents for every other dollar of net demand for stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

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

It has fluctuated around that threshold since, with the trajectory largely following oil prices for months.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

She had been chubby as a child, at least to some eyes, and in her teens her weight fluctuated wildly.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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

Rising labor costs, shipping snarls and fluctuating tariffs are driving custom home-renovation bills to eye-popping heights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The NCA said the drop followed a "significant increase in arrests and seizures", although added "fluctuating demand" for crossings, and the French authorities preventing boat launches had also played a role.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 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

I think that voice held him most with its fluctuating, feverish warmth because it couldn't be over-dreamed--that voice was a deathless song.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald


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