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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

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

Spikes in AI computation followed by rapid drop-offs are common, a fluctuation that puts significant strain on electricity-generation equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

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

Elsewhere, defending champion Alcaraz overcame fluctuations in form to beat Jaume Munar and reach the Japan Open final.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that quantum fluctuations in a vacuum can strengthen superconductivity, opening a new path for controlling unusual states of matter.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

"Vacuum fluctuations in free space are generally too weak to produce observable effects in macroscopic condensed-matter systems," said Prof. Zeng.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 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

Connelly hadn’t informed James about Michael’s loss as his employer never bothered over routine fluctuations in the hands, but Terrance’s curiosity had made it a problem.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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