variance
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Wegovy pill sales are below consensus, but the company emphasizes that the variance was due to de-stocking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
CFO Praveer Melwani shared on the company’s earnings call that the variance in year-over-year free cash flow was driven by increased inference spending, as well as expenses from the Config conference this June.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
We thought the proposals could have impacts, "but we didn't expect two-thirds of ENSO's variance to disappear," Xing said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
By reducing variance and keeping the game tight, eventually England's quality would shine through.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
The effect explains a large fraction of the variance in GNP.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
New sensors and live machine data were integrated to create live digital versions of the dough, capturing minute variances in raw materials—like the particle size of the flour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Sometimes, what might stand out is a song that sounds almost too perfect, lacking minor flaws and variances.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025
The model projected a general increase in electricity demand for the country with slight increases in water demand, but strong variances in regional trends persisted.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2023
Targets may also include variances for unique local conditions — such as areas with high livestock populations — and bonuses for investments in water recycling and other incentives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
On the contrary, it really strengthened those dialectic variances with which the ancestors of the Ukrainians, on the one hand, and those of the Great Russians, on the other, made their appearance in history.
From Memorandum to the Government of the United States on the Recognition of the Ukrainian People's Republic by Julian Batchinsky
Vocabulary lists containing variance
Mechanical Engineering
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