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The risk is that monthly payments can fluctuate over the life of the loan, as mortgage rates change.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

By holding short-duration bonds, investors can damp overall portfolio volatility, capture predictable income and avoid the price swings currently affecting longer-term debt as rates fluctuate, said Cameron Willcox, a financial adviser in New York City.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 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

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

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

Some nearby examples, tens or hundreds of millions of light-years away, are powerful sources of X-rays, infrared radiation and radio waves, have extremely luminous cores and fluctuate in brightness on time scales of weeks.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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

That reaction is mainly driven by changes in progesterone levels, which peak, and oestrogen, which fluctuates, triggering strong feelings of despair, loss and a lack of control.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

However, the market price of such funds could vary greatly from the net value of their assets, Mishra noted, as trading in those fund shares fluctuates based on investor demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 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 number fluctuated during the early 19th century, mostly for administrative reasons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

It hopes plug-in solar panels will help households save money and reduce reliance on overseas fuel sources, the price of which has fluctuated in recent months due to the Middle East conflict.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

His salary has fluctuated with different jobs, and he has been a student, but the CMS has often struggled to keep up, he told us.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 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

Innovation in China too fluctuated markedly with time.

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

Recovery in tourism is slow, with monthly figures largely fluctuating in July and August.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 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

The town is the main gateway for trade between Myanmar and Thailand, and has always had a large, though fluctuating Burmese population.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 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