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variable

[vair-ee-uh-buhl] / ˈvɛər i ə bəl /


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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

"You get into variable pricing, and it's changing every couple of months" he says.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

The biggest variable between now and November is energy, Harker said, and no economic tool allows the administration to control what happens in the Persian Gulf.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 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

Shortly after sunrise, Armpit opened his book and tried to understand the difference between fixed costs and variable costs.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar

They will also run financial projections based on a series of variables.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

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 factors that wear down a pipe’s structural integrity include soil compaction and water table variables, Soibelman said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 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

The engineers provided Hoover with long equations defining the relationships between wing shape and aerodynamic performance and instructed her to substitute into them other equations, formulas, and variables.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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