fluctuate
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Since participants for each session are not determined yet, expect secondary ticket demand and prices to fluctuate once the schedule is clearer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Experts say camels comfortably beat the heat up to around 40C by mainly allowing their body temperature to fluctuate by several degrees throughout the day to deal with outside temperature.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Earnings growth will be driven by banks swapping out floating deposit income—assets that fluctuate with changing interest rates—for fixed-rate assets, smoothing their net interest income, the analysts write.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
While lender behavior can fluctuate with the economy, borrowers should time their request for when they need it most.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
The frontiers between the three superstates are in some places arbitrary, and in others they fluctuate according to the fortunes of war, but in general they follow geographical lines.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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It’s one of the largest concentrations of capybaras in São Paulo, though its exact number of members fluctuates.
From Slate ● May 27, 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
I work for myself and my salary fluctuates between $80,000 and $170,000 a year.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026
The art conservator's income also fluctuates depending on the assignments she receives from institutions and individuals.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
In addition, receptivity to innovation fluctuates in time within the same region.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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For most of the past decade that gap fluctuated between $10 and $15 a barrel.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Until this past Supreme Court term, emergency applications fluctuated year to year but showed no clear upward trend.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
Oil prices fluctuated on the geopolitical uncertainty, with US benchmark West Texas Intermediate down over five percent, and international benchmark North Sea Brent slightly up.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
But the first cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin weren’t backed by anything, and thus their value fluctuated wildly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
Innovation in China too fluctuated markedly with time.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Affordability challenges, high material costs and fluctuating mortgage rates continue to pressure homebuilding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Whether you buy a house or not, you should absolutely time your own withdrawals with your fluctuating income.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Norway boast attacking variety with Stale Solbakken's men fluctuating between wanting to hold onto the ball and being able to attack quickly.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Markets usually frame questions in a yes-or-no fashion, with the price of a “contract” fluctuating between $0 and $1.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
In connection with the nearly universal use of insecticides that are liver poisons, it is interesting to note the sharp rise in hepatitis that began during the 1950’s and is continuing a fluctuating climb.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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