fluctuate
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High tides levels in Southern California can fluctuate from 4 to 5 feet, sometimes even reaching 6 to 6.5 feet around this time of year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The risk is that monthly payments can fluctuate over the life of the loan, as mortgage rates change.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
By holding short-duration bonds, investors can damp overall portfolio volatility, capture predictable income and avoid the price swings currently affecting longer-term debt as rates fluctuate, said Cameron Willcox, a financial adviser in New York City.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
A spokesperson for South Australia's Department of Primary Industries and Regions said cuttlefish populations "naturally fluctuate" depending on environmental conditions.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The rings of concentric circles along its barrel fluctuate through a rainbow of glowing colors as the weapon powers up.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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As packages are unveiled and sold, available inventory on the website fluctuates — which means fans can spend a lot of time checking and rechecking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
It’s one of the largest concentrations of capybaras in São Paulo, though its exact number of members fluctuates.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Joseph said that their annual spending fluctuates based on the work that needs to be done.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
And when that value fluctuates, so does your confidence about retiring.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 24, 2026
The quota system has worked for over two hundred years, and although it fluctuates region to region, it makes it crystal clear what each scythe’s responsibility to the world is.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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Asian equities fluctuated between gains and losses Thursday afternoon as investors weighed a pause in the global bond selloff, while the yen strengthened to nearly a four-week high against the dollar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
It hopes plug-in solar panels will help households save money and reduce reliance on overseas fuel sources, the price of which has fluctuated in recent months due to the Middle East conflict.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
His salary has fluctuated with different jobs, and he has been a student, but the CMS has often struggled to keep up, he told us.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
But numbers provided by officials have fluctuated wildly.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Having never fluctuated much in value, triple-A-rated subprime-backed CDOs registered on Morgan Stanley’s internal reports as virtually riskless.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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The volatile supply situation has weighed on ordinary drivers, with prices and availability fluctuating at each petrol station across the country.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
However, headline inflation is expected to be lower than previously assessed, it said Wednesday, reflecting fluctuating global energy prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
All of these measures work to prevent the temperature fluctuating inside the house - in winter and summer - so much less energy is used.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
What the polls generally failed to foresee—and arguably shouldn’t have been expected to, given the fluctuating field—was that just enough voters would ultimately coalesce behind Crowley to put him over the top.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
In connection with the nearly universal use of insecticides that are liver poisons, it is interesting to note the sharp rise in hepatitis that began during the 1950’s and is continuing a fluctuating climb.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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