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fluctuate

[fluhk-choo-ayt] / ˈflʌk tʃuˌeɪt /


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Risks: Share prices can fluctuate on public market sentiment and perceived default risk of borrowers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The prices of most major cryptocurrencies fell on the news, except for the stablecoins, which by definition can only fluctuate within tight margins.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Anthropic said user growth can fluctuate, including a slump in usage of AI tools around Christmas.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Although stock prices fluctuate, Zuckerberg could face a tax liability of roughly $12 billion based on his net worth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Another type of intensified food-gathering activity that developed was the freshwater eel fisheries of the Murray-Darling river system, where water levels in marshes fluctuate with seasonal rains.

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

However, because Antarctic ice coverage naturally fluctuates considerably from year to year, researchers remain uncertain whether this gradual increase reflected a meaningful long-term change.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

While her $3,400 rent is the same each month, her utility bill, which includes charges for shared utilities including water, wastewater, hot water and HVAC, fluctuates by hundreds of dollars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Northwestern figure fluctuates depending on economic and political events.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

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

From Slate ● May 27, 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

Prices have always fluctuated; coupons have always rewarded some shoppers more than others.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

Arrivals have fluctuated over the decades, but plunged sharply during the Covid pandemic when many nations shut their borders.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The share-price performances of hyperscalers like Amazon and Alphabet have fluctuated due to sentiment over the AI boom.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Some of the rallies were stunning, but he was playing carelessly at times, and sometimes seemed disengaged as his concentration fluctuated.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

He could go without breakfast, graze at lunch, and barely touch dinner, all while working twelve-hour days of constant activity, and still his weight never fluctuated.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

South Africa's fine victory, earned across three fascinatingly fluctuating Tests, means the Proteas regain their position at the top of the world rankings and reaffirms their status as one of the world's very best sides.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

But for Musk that’s a relatively trivial amount, even though his fluctuating trillionaire status is currently hovering below the threshold for designation.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Keep in mind that a bond fund has a fluctuating share price that will move in the opposite direction of interest rates.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

The volatile supply situation has weighed on ordinary drivers, with prices and availability fluctuating at each petrol station across the country.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

I think that voice held him most with its fluctuating, feverish warmth because it couldn't be over-dreamed--that voice was a deathless song.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald


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