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fluctuation

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

Even as propaganda, it was pretty dumb — never discounting for currency fluctuation, alternative sourcing or domestic capacity increases, to name a few counterindicators.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

They do not predict every short-term fluctuation perfectly, but they help scientists evaluate long-term climate patterns and possible future changes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 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

With individual bonds, investors can generally look through those interim price fluctuations because they know the price the bonds will mature at, said Cooper Howard, director of fixed income research and strategy with Charles Schwab.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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

Non-REM sleep is well known for strong neuronal activity in the delta-band frequency, but smaller theta-band fluctuations also occur.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

“This records fluctuations of tension within the eye muscles. Simultaneous with the blush phenomenon there generally can be found a small but detectable movement of—”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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