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A self-admitted overthinker, he considers every variable ad nauseum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Mosquitoes “are always going to find a way to outwit us; it is amazing how variable they are, and because they’re so adaptable, they are unpredictable,” he said.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

The EFTC’s supporters are correct that schools’ variable expenses — which is primarily the cost of educators and administrators — can be adjusted downward.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

For Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the weather is expected to be a little more mixed, with variable cloud, the odd shower and some clear spells.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

He went to withdraw money from his savings account, in order to continue his steady assault on all nine hundred and ninety-nine possible permutations of a three-digit variable.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Computer models allowed them to explore how different variables interacted and to predict changes that would be difficult to measure directly in every experiment.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

The more internal variables, or parameters, a model has, the better it can handle complex requests, and Kimi K3 has around 2.8 trillion.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

"Temperature is one of the most misunderstood variables in wine service," adds Michael Sager, founder of Sager + Wilde wine bar in London.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Enlisting a financial planner and estate-planning attorney can help you project your cost of living based on different scenarios, housing options and other variables.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026

It turns out that countries in regions with long histories of state societies or agriculture have higher per-capita GNP than countries with short histories, even after other variables have been controlled.

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