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A portfolio’s duration might be lower than its average maturity because some of the securities it holds have variable interest rates.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

It means people on variable tariffs should give an accurate meter reading, and - with forecasts of significant increases in bills to come - prepare for a more expensive winter.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

In addition to their fixed costs, fuel is a huge variable expense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Roberts also said alternating between right- and left-handers was not a variable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Some observers have reported variable white clouds above that disk—most likely, clouds of methane crystals.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

"Markets can absorb crude between $70 and $90, but when prices move above $100 a barrel, it starts putting stress on macro-economic variables such as inflation and also company earnings and margins."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

It then uses ranks of those variables rather than raw values, to ease interpretation over different scales.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

His decades of research indicate that other variables have a larger influence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

It is difficult to control for all variables.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Aerodynamic equations describing transonic airflows might contain as many as thirty-five variables.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly