fluctuate
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Rates fluctuate constantly, and you don’t want to rely too heavily on a single product when you need to keep up with inflation and make your money last the rest of your life.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
PDD had previously cautioned that its financial performance could fluctuate as it strengthens its e-commerce ecosystem and rolls out more support initiatives to keep merchants from defecting to other platforms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
While some of the company's contracts include fuel escalators, allowing the price paid by the customer to fluctuate depending on the cost of diesel, many do not allow the firm to recoup increased fuel costs.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
The company has cautioned investors that metrics such as revenue and gross profit will fluctuate wildly between quarters until the company achieves broader commercialization.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 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
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