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

The 27-year-old is employed on a zero-hours basis, meaning her income can fluctuate wildly.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Interwoven between Muñoz’s warm, patient and interactive lessons are musical numbers that range from nursery range to rock to folksy with visuals that fluctuate between grounded and fantastical.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 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