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fluctuation

[fluhk-choo-ay-shuhn] / ˌflʌk tʃuˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
vacillation
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Investors should be watching out for bond volatility and funding stress and whether they’re accompanied by fluctuation in the stock market, Wilson said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Because the weakening appears across such a large geographic area, the researchers say it is more consistent with a broad shift in Atlantic circulation than with a short-lived regional fluctuation.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

This fluctuation is due in part to Bitcoin having no intrinsic value: Like gold, it is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

An actuarial approach, dividing a portfolio by remaining life expectancy, can be used but introduces too much spending fluctuation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Perhaps the universe is just a quantum fluctuation on a grand scale—an enormous singular particle that came into existence out of the ultimate vacuum.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

That could eventually make engineered vacuum fluctuations a useful new control mechanism for superconductors and other quantum materials.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

For several years, the teams led by Zeng and Cheng have investigated how these vacuum fluctuations affect condensed matter systems.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Authorities said this was meant to "reflect inflation and exchange rate fluctuations".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Most banks hold construction loans they make until their due dates and don’t adjust their valuations based on market fluctuations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

It may be that our universe is simply one of many fluctuations.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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