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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

Further south, though, it looks set to be another generally dry day with variable amounts of cloud and some sunny spells.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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

One of the difficulties in compiling this report was the analysis suffers from what the team refers to as the “omitted variables problem.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 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

Easy enough—as long as there are only a couple of variables.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt