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fluctuate

[fluhk-choo-eyt] / ˈflʌk tʃuˌeɪt /


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High tide levels can fluctuate in this region: they can sometimes be 4 or 5 feet, and sometimes the high tide can reach 6 to 6.5 feet around this time of year.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 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

However, the photons in each type of light fluctuate and interact in different ways.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 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

The Gauchos have a roster that fluctuates among 24 varsity players, but more and more are showing up to join the team. and others are waiting to be cleared depending on the 10-week report cards.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 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

And the ratio might bounce around in coming quarters as tax receipts come in, tariff refunds go out and GDP fluctuates in response to inflation and revisions.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Mar. 24, 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

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

Scott’s velocity has fluctuated over the past week, but Roberts said the Dodgers haven’t yet found an explanation for the trend.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

Since then, global oil prices have fluctuated wildly.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

But numbers provided by officials have fluctuated wildly.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 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

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

Recovery in tourism is slow, with monthly figures largely fluctuating in July and August.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

They're all dealing with a notoriously unpredictable market and with fluctuating commodity and energy prices.

From BBC Aug. 14, 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

It was in this country, in this kind of fluctuating weather, that the agent experienced his only real, deep feelings of awe and perhaps of humility.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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