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vary

[vair-ee] / ˈvɛər i /


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“You can vary the impact on the program’s finances by speeding up or slowing down the phasing schedule,” said Andrew Eschtruth, the director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

“These updates follow our long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country,” Google said in a blog post.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Further context: Their coming stablecoin effort is intended to focus on commercial clients, the Journal reported, though use cases could vary by region and include retail markets.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

The latest specific reductions vary slightly by country.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Estimates vary, but at least five thousand and as many as eight thousand women arrived that morning, ready to take part in the march.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

The reasons are complex: Not every student has access to such classes, but even when they do, they’re not always standalone classes, and the quality of the teaching, as with all high schools, varies.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

While Tesla currently operates robotaxis in seven cities, the extent of its reach varies.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

The responses suggest enforcement activity varies across the country.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

The speed at which rivals move in to capture sales varies by the type of drug and how expensive it is to produce.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

New Guinea’s equatorial climate varies only modestly from season to season and year to year, but Australia’s climate is highly seasonal and varies from year to year far more than that of any other continent.

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

"But the natural world is far more varied than that. Every time we study a species that has evolved differently, we have the opportunity to discover something entirely new."

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

“Estimates varied between six and nine million dollars for the package, meaning that Dolly was making at least $350,000 per week.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

The roles turned out wilder and more varied than he might have expected but his seriousness and sense of fun never faded, pushing boundaries and himself.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

In fact, the diets of different groups of hunter-gatherers varied widely.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Powell varied this by wrenching at the edges of the original hole.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

Each day, more than 200 members of the media crowded the court and groups of supporters in varying sizes often gathered outside.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

The difficulty is that these medications also interfere to varying degrees with other prostaglandins that perform important functions.

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

August alone saw two other films of varying quality, “The Last House” and “Don’t Say Good Luck,” all but dumped onto the platform with relatively little to no fanfare.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

We raised the federal-funds rate by 300 basis points in multiple steps of varying size over a year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

He turned to the other boys, who were staring at me with varying degrees of interest and curiosity.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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