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variable

[vair-ee-uh-buhl] / ˈvɛər i ə bəl /


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The problem with long-term market estimates, such as the ones offered by the White House, is that they’re highly variable.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The only variable is a case assignment wheel.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

He is comfortable with complexity, uncertainty and the reality that not every variable can be controlled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

They read scenarios and look at a family’s income, debt and variable expenses.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Here were two successive experiments in human development, in which the environment was identical and the sole variable was the people occupying that environment.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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