variable
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The 470,000 mortgage-holders on variable deals would need to wait for their lender's reaction to any Bank rate rise.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Even if a state were to implement or extend a moratorium on construction, for example, whether it would apply to already started or late-stage projects would be a crucial variable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Quantum particles can exhibit both wave-like and particle-like properties, but the universe as a whole does not necessarily have a built-in time variable.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Once that promotional period is up, any remaining balance is converted to the card’s standard variable APR.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
White corpuscles are formed in the lymph glands and in some of the marrow cells at a variable, but still prodigious, rate.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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Building on their earlier work, they used a self-similar form of Einstein's equations to represent the standard cosmological model as a rest point, a mathematical state in which the system's defining variables remain unchanged.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
“There are just so many variables that the insurance companies didn’t really know how to price it, and so it’s been very expensive for motor carriers to insure these trucks,” Loya said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
All three variables are largely in place today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
While it is difficult to compare week by week attendances because of the number of variables, the international break does offer some fans the chance to watch other teams in action.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
I shared my love of x and y variables, and of integers, decimal points, and fractions.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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