fluctuate
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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
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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
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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
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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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