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fluctuate

[fluhk-choo-eyt] / ˈflʌk tʃuˌeɪt /


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However, the photons in each type of light fluctuate and interact in different ways.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

The secondary market allows fans to re-sell their tickets, potentially opening chances to see sold-through or popular sports, but the prices could fluctuate drastically.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

As a result, gross margins will fluctuate quarter to quarter in the near term.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Experts say camels comfortably beat the heat up to around 40C by mainly allowing their body temperature to fluctuate by several degrees throughout the day to deal with outside temperature.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

To be honest, due to my nine months of experience, my shifts fluctuate from night to day week after week.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

It’s one of the largest concentrations of capybaras in São Paulo, though its exact number of members fluctuates.

From Slate May 27, 2026

Joseph said that their annual spending fluctuates based on the work that needs to be done.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 5, 2026

If it fluctuates or you change jobs, this could affect how your earnings rise.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2026

Since I work in sales, my income fluctuates, and some months are better than others.

From MarketWatch Feb. 12, 2026

In addition, receptivity to innovation fluctuates in time within the same region.

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

Scott’s velocity has fluctuated over the past week, but Roberts said the Dodgers haven’t yet found an explanation for the trend.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

Energy prices have fluctuated since the conflict started on 28 February as traders reacted to disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

For most of the past decade that gap fluctuated between $10 and $15 a barrel.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Oil prices have fluctuated, but as of early July, the budgetary impact appears limited given the scale of Iranian attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Not only did variation and dip diverge from place to place, but in 1634 a group of English experimenters claimed that variation fluctuated over time.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Taipei, Singapore, Jakarta and and Wellington were also up, with Manila fluctuating.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

What the polls generally failed to foresee—and arguably shouldn’t have been expected to, given the fluctuating field—was that just enough voters would ultimately coalesce behind Crowley to put him over the top.

From Slate Aug. 12, 2026

These adaptations evolved to optimize energy storage and usage in environments with fluctuating food availability.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

Whether you buy a house or not, you should absolutely time your own withdrawals with your fluctuating income.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

He hoped Shell would rent it because the oil companies were always the best renters, never complaining about abrupt hikes, paying easily in American dollars so that nobody had to deal with the fluctuating naira.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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