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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

But at the start, progress comes faster and in bigger steps, and that explains the fluctuation in form between the top teams so far this season.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

The slightest fluctuation in the weather outside my window, the smallest passing cloud, the changing position of the sun affected the mood of that room.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

Virtual particles continually appear and disappear, producing an ever present background of quantum fluctuations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that quantum fluctuations in a vacuum can strengthen superconductivity, opening a new path for controlling unusual states of matter.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

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

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

But in this setting the measurements are less reliable, responses to the same food can vary substantially, and there is little evidence that minimizing these fluctuations improves long-term health.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

The simulation is using her vocal cords, but robs them of the natural fluctuations of human emotion.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth




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