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fluctuate

[fluhk-choo-eyt] / ˈflʌk tʃuˌeɪt /


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In Apam, trader Evelyn Akorful, 41, has seen catches fluctuate with the seasons but has nevertheless noticed a steady decline over the years.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Experts say camels comfortably beat the heat up to around 40C by mainly allowing their body temperature to fluctuate by several degrees throughout the day to deal with outside temperature.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

An expected inheritance can fluctuate for any number of reasons, and no one is entitled to it until it is actually distributed.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

But experts cautioned against reading too much into year-over-year numbers that can fluctuate based on many factors — including how authorities classify and count certain offenses.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

The frontiers between the three superstates are in some places arbitrary, and in others they fluctuate according to the fortunes of war, but in general they follow geographical lines.

From "1984" by George Orwell

It’s one of the largest concentrations of capybaras in São Paulo, though its exact number of members fluctuates.

From Slate May 27, 2026

And when that value fluctuates, so does your confidence about retiring.

From MarketWatch Mar. 24, 2026

The Nasdaq 100, consisting nearly 60% of technology stocks, fluctuates more sharply in price than older indexes such as the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

The art conservator's income also fluctuates depending on the assignments she receives from institutions and individuals.

From Barron's Feb. 11, 2026

In addition, receptivity to innovation fluctuates in time within the same region.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

For most of the past decade that gap fluctuated between $10 and $15 a barrel.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Until this past Supreme Court term, emergency applications fluctuated year to year but showed no clear upward trend.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

Asian equities fluctuated Tuesday following a tech-led sell-off on Wall Street as investors again questioned a long-running AI-fuelled boom, while crude largely held losses that came on the back of positive US-Iran talks.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

In all of Major League Baseball, home run totals have fluctuated but gradually increased over the years, with this year’s pace running slightly ahead of last year’s.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Inaccurate data from countries with high incidences of MDR have made it difficult for pharmaceutical companies to meet demand for these drugs consistently, and therefore market prices have fluctuated.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

But fluctuating property taxes presented an additional financial challenge.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

The list of evacuees is constantly fluctuating, as patients' conditions and decisions change, meaning not all deaths may be recorded.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Markets usually frame questions in a yes-or-no fashion, with the price of a “contract” fluctuating between $0 and $1.

From Slate Jun. 30, 2026

The office also mentioned that it’s tough to predict the exact amount the state would collect because of factors that can affect a billionaire’s wealth such as fluctuating stock prices.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

In these cases, one mixes pseudorandom numbers from several computers, then incorporates the physical indeterminacy of randomly fluctuating voltages from a “white noise” source.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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