fluctuation
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"While a laser looks to the naked eye like a steady beam, there's actually a lot of fluctuation, which causes noise when you're using lasers for measurement," says Vamivakas.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
Dr Rosalind Baker-Frampton, clinical director of the charity, said she had noticed women were more likely to gamble in a harmful way during a hormonal fluctuation.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
It added that the measures underlying the financial-strength scoring don’t reflect utility-company performance well, and that performance improved excluding such factors as unusual tax effects and currency fluctuation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
“I think there is going to be a short-term fluctuation in the trend that ultimately corrects itself and resumes the path it was on while Netanyahu is in power,” he said.
From Salon • Sep. 5, 2025
The computer reported no change in pressure over that time, other than a minor fluctuation based on temperature.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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