fluctuated
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Energy prices have fluctuated since the conflict started on 28 February as traders reacted to disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The figure was certainly made up: Over the following weeks it fluctuated up and down, ultimately settling at 57 — also made up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The company's stock fluctuated after hours and dropped by more than 4 percent.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
For most of the past decade that gap fluctuated between $10 and $15 a barrel.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Not only did variation and dip diverge from place to place, but in 1634 a group of English experimenters claimed that variation fluctuated over time.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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