fluctuation
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If you hold a bond until maturity, you won’t be affected by this price fluctuation — you know you will receive the bond’s face value at maturity.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
"While a laser looks to the naked eye like a steady beam, there's actually a lot of fluctuation, which causes noise when you're using lasers for measurement," says Vamivakas.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
“The fluctuation in value during this time period is consistent with the entire crypto market, which is typical in a bear market,” company spokeswoman Victoria Davis told me by email.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
Dr Rosalind Baker-Frampton, clinical director of the charity, said she had noticed women were more likely to gamble in a harmful way during a hormonal fluctuation.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
The fluctuation in the energy in the vacuum is the same thing as a fluctuation in the amount of mass.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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