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variation

[vair-ee-ay-shuhn] / ˌvɛər iˈeɪ ʃən /


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That variation isn’t reflected in the headline number, which showed a 2.1% yearly increase for home prices nationally.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

The research, supported by the US National Science Foundation, Google, MassMutual, and other funders, found that this new framework accounted for more than 90% of the variation in measured word meaning.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

The idea was that the small-sided variation of association football would provide youngsters with more opportunities to get a touch of the ball, and therefore be more involved than they were in large-sided games.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Necropsies will be carried out on a variation of seabirds gathered from across the North East including eight guillemots, five herring gulls, a gannet and a pink-footed goose.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

But Professor Kylmer had already started working on a variation of the plastic—a thin, slightly porous membrane that you could filter water through.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

The researchers also provided easier variations to accommodate different physical abilities.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Mak says the tool was "surprisingly consistent" across common real-world photos despite variations in pose, lighting, facial expression and make-up.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The new approach instead separates information from different regions, allowing researchers to identify atmospheric variations that would otherwise be concealed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

What follows are four movements, each a free set of variations around a tune from the “Museum.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Inej had heard variations on the same exchange for the better part of an hour.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo


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