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fluctuation

[fluhk-choo-ey-shuhn] / ˌflʌk tʃuˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
vacillation
Synonyms


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But at the start, progress comes faster and in bigger steps, and that explains the fluctuation in form between the top teams so far this season.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Whether the increased frequency of that specific type of high-pressure system is due to climate change or is just a "statistical fluctuation" is still a scientific debate, he said.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

This 16% fluctuation then is pretty dramatic, but it’s not a one-off.

From MarketWatch Jun. 9, 2026

That’s nearly triple its average daily fluctuation over the previous five years.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

And Pomp, hearing of change, mentioned his experiments in the fluctuation of swamp-water in ditches, which he hath conducted in his idleness, but which speculations would do honor to one of our academicians.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

And those price fluctuations affect multiple areas of the ice-cream making process.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Scientists think they may have formed during cosmic inflation, when rapid expansion amplified small fluctuations in the distribution of matter.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

The company said it expected a roughly 5% increase in organic revenues, when factoring out things like currency fluctuations.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

It says the market is particularly sensitive to fluctuations as a result of heat waves and concern for winter supplies.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Madame Olga charged $50 per prophecy, claiming that she could prophesy fluctuations in the commodities market. rack/wrack.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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