fluctuation
Example Sentences
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But that does not account for fluctuations in the market; if there was a slump after year 10 or a sudden boom after a fallow period, it would skew your results.
From MarketWatch
Tiny fluctuations in brightness reveal that the star may have collided and merged with another star long ago, a violent event that likely left it spinning much faster than normal.
From Science Daily
As to what is crimping profit margins, take your pick: tariffs, goods and labor inflation, higher shipping costs, high rent, even fluctuations in commodity prices.
From Barron's
While episodic global volatility may cause short-term fluctuations, strong policy credibility, export inflows and attractive carry conditions may support a positive medium-term outlook for the ringgit, they add.
You can have the mild price fluctuations of nontraded assets, or you can have access to your money whenever you want—but it’s turning out that you can’t have both.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
