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fluctuation

[fluhk-choo-ay-shuhn] / ˌflʌk tʃuˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
vacillation
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Investors should be watching out for bond volatility and funding stress and whether they’re accompanied by fluctuation in the stock market, Wilson said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Because the weakening appears across such a large geographic area, the researchers say it is more consistent with a broad shift in Atlantic circulation than with a short-lived regional fluctuation.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

This fluctuation is due in part to Bitcoin having no intrinsic value: Like gold, it is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

But it introduces a new problem: too much fluctuation in your spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

The slightest fluctuation in the weather outside my window, the smallest passing cloud, the changing position of the sun affected the mood of that room.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

"To overcome this limitation, we introduced a terahertz split-ring resonator. Such a dark cavity can reshape the electromagnetic environment and substantially amplify vacuum fluctuations."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

That could eventually make engineered vacuum fluctuations a useful new control mechanism for superconductors and other quantum materials.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Authorities said this was meant to "reflect inflation and exchange rate fluctuations".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

But in this setting the measurements are less reliable, responses to the same food can vary substantially, and there is little evidence that minimizing these fluctuations improves long-term health.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

I’d never heard an animal bellow like that, with such fluctuations in tone and pitch.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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