fluctuation
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Finally, the El Nino event, a natural climate fluctuation that warms temperatures and leads to changes in wind patterns, is proving stronger than expected this year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
This 16% fluctuation then is pretty dramatic, but it’s not a one-off.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
According to Margolis, the smaller trim size was previously the industry standard for U.S.-based publishing houses, and any fluctuation is due to the evolution of printing technology.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
That makes them more susceptible to any localized economic downturn or currency fluctuation than a more geographically diverse fund, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Perhaps the universe is just a quantum fluctuation on a grand scale—an enormous singular particle that came into existence out of the ultimate vacuum.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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
Then, in October, Lyons made deeper revisions, calling for a “reset” of the company’s forecasts, saying they were “objectively difficult to achieve” and had been skewed by foreign-exchange fluctuations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
"The back-and-forth in monthly home sales activity, driven by mild fluctuations in mortgage rates, shows how sensitive home buyers are to affordability conditions," said NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Rather than acting independently, the particles appear to coordinate their behavior in a way that suppresses current fluctuations.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
Countless similar oddities result from our conventional ways of measuring, reporting, and com paring periodic quantities, whether they be the monthly cash flow of a government or the regular daily fluctuations in body temperature.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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