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Some local fog patches are likely first thing, particularly in sheltered rural locations, before lifting to leave spells of sunshine and variable cloud for many.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The two groups of obese animals were fed the same diet throughout the experiment to avoid introducing another variable.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

A portfolio’s duration might be lower than its average maturity because some of the securities it holds have variable interest rates.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

In addition to their fixed costs, fuel is a huge variable expense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

A special type of star, called a Cepheid variable, had a property that allowed Hubble to measure the distance to faraway objects.

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

It then uses ranks of those variables rather than raw values, to ease interpretation over different scales.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

His decades of research indicate that other variables have a larger influence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

He said there were "lots of variables" in public finances and that the SNP had demonstrated they could balance the budget through challenges including Brexit, the Covid pandemic and the financial crash.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

It is difficult to control for all variables.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Advanced calculus has fewer variables than my education.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman