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fluctuation

[fluhk-choo-ay-shuhn] / ˌflʌk tʃuˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
vacillation
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Investors should be watching out for bond volatility and funding stress and whether they’re accompanied by fluctuation in the stock market, Wilson said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

This fluctuation is due in part to Bitcoin having no intrinsic value: Like gold, it is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

They do not predict every short-term fluctuation perfectly, but they help scientists evaluate long-term climate patterns and possible future changes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

But it introduces a new problem: too much fluctuation in your spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

The fluctuation in the energy in the vacuum is the same thing as a fluctuation in the amount of mass.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Bangladesh Bank warns the industry faces "growing short-term headwinds from consumer behaviour shifts and global demand fluctuations".

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

An ape capable of eating a wider range of foods would have been better equipped to cope with those fluctuations.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

The condition is also marked by dramatic fluctuations in alertness that occur within hours of the same day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

While the Resolution Foundation focused its forecast for living standards on working age households, the OBR looks at all households, including pensioners and reflects a 10-year rolling average growth to take into account short-term fluctuations.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

In this way, measured radiocarbon dates can be “calibrated” to take account of fluctuations in the atmospheric carbon ratio.

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


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