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variation

[vair-ee-ay-shuhn] / ˌvɛər iˈeɪ ʃən /


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Of 119 S&P 500 companies discussing the technology on investor calls, securities filings or news releases since last week, five have used some variation on “superintelligence,” a Wall Street Journal analysis found.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

For his ninth LP, he decided to write songs inspired by his youth and used two different backing bands to create variation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

That variation isn’t reflected in the headline number, which showed a 2.1% yearly increase for home prices nationally.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

This makes them especially useful for experiments because scientists can minimize genetic variation and more confidently attribute behavioral differences to psilocybin rather than inherited traits.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

She also liked the idea of passing it on as a gift after a successful operation—a variation on the Aerodrome Drop-Off Principle.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

But we also want to move away from a cultural view that treats men as the default and women as aberrations, or at least variations on a male norm.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

The variations over 20 years were smaller, but still huge.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Birds might be responding to chemical signals such as pheromones, variations in body shape, or differences in how men and women walk.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Mak says the tool was "surprisingly consistent" across common real-world photos despite variations in pose, lighting, facial expression and make-up.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The double helix has solved all three of the major challenges of genetic physiology using ingenious variations on the same theme.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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