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fluctuate

[fluhk-choo-ayt] / ˈflʌk tʃuˌeɪt /


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The prices of most major cryptocurrencies fell on the news, except for the stablecoins, which by definition can only fluctuate within tight margins.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Although stock prices fluctuate, Zuckerberg could face a tax liability of roughly $12 billion based on his net worth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Yes, they will fluctuate on any given day, week or month, as the news cycle pushes and pulls your stocks three ways from Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

It matters because prices for fruit, especially high-value berries such as strawberries or blueberries can fluctuate wildly.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Another type of intensified food-gathering activity that developed was the freshwater eel fisheries of the Murray-Darling river system, where water levels in marshes fluctuate with seasonal rains.

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

It population fluctuates but more than 1,000 people can be based there at any given time.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Scientists often study a measurement called functional connectivity, which describes how closely activity in different parts of the brain fluctuates together.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

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

Prices have always fluctuated; coupons have always rewarded some shoppers more than others.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

Arrivals have fluctuated over the decades, but plunged sharply during the Covid pandemic when many nations shut their borders.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

It has fluctuated around that threshold since, with the trajectory largely following oil prices for months.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

On Friday, stocks fluctuated between modest gains and losses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

But for Musk that’s a relatively trivial amount, even though his fluctuating trillionaire status is currently hovering below the threshold for designation.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Reckitt has been investing in the U.S. to get new products to customers faster and meet fluctuating drug demand as the timing of each year’s cold and flu season shifts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Keep in mind that a bond fund has a fluctuating share price that will move in the opposite direction of interest rates.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

"The moment women step into puberty, we are dealing with a fluctuating hormonal system," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

The energy in a tiny volume of vacuum must be fluctuating constantly.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife


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