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variable

[vair-ee-uh-buhl] / ˈvɛər i ə bəl /


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Add the growth variable to the mix, however, “and believe it or not, these peers have seen their post-2020 multiples compress by even more.”

From MarketWatch • Jul. 9, 2026

The increase will apply to to its residential electricity unit rates and standing charges for customers on variable tariffs, effective from 4 August.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026

It also sits relatively far from the center of the Milky Way and contains an extraordinary population of RR Lyrae variable stars.

From Science Daily • Jul. 5, 2026

"The transition replaces variable costs with fixed costs: if a crisis hits and I have fewer orders, the loan burden remains," Gahl said.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

Diego was one variable no equation could predict.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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