variably

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“These studies support the presence of a widespread network of cortical and subcortical areas that are variably recruited based on specific task parameters and demands,” the authors write.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2023

Other than a general consensus that they’re caused by some astrophysical process, they’ve been variably attributed to solar activity, emissions from a nearby supernova or neutron star or even Earth’s close encounter with a comet.

From Scientific American • Mar. 6, 2023

In an attempt to rally its staff, NYU branded all of its employees part of a “COVID army,” and my fellow early graduates and I have been referred to variably as “redeployed” or “reinforcements.”

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2020

So he has come to Italy, preaching his gospel of “playing the right way” to a new set of variably receptive young ears.

From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2018

“The year just completed was one in which I underperformed nearly all my peers and friends by, variably, thirty or forty percentage points,” he wrote.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis