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[vair-ee] / ˈvɛər i /


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Farms often charge an entry fee which can vary significantly, from around £2 to £15 per person, for children and adults alike.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Wildflowers also emerge periodically, but their abundance can vary dramatically depending on how much rain falls.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Everyone’s mileage will vary, but I find the film’s matter-of-fact formal structure more convincing than not.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

The combination will vary stressors on your body and reduce the chance of repetitive foot strike and motion injuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Thus, the development and reception of inventions vary enormously from society to society on the same continent.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The process for reporting a stolen rental vehicle varies from state to state, but it is often tedious.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Millions of housebuyers get help with a down payment, although it varies by generation.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

He's a company founder and, though his income varies, she knows that he earns more than she does.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

In YBCO, however, the gap varies considerably with direction and disappears entirely along certain directions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Each panda has its own scent—and that varies by gender and changes with age.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh

The group is so varied that scientists generally define its members by excluding other major branches of life.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

The reasons electricity costs are rising have been complex and varied across the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Despite those varied responsibilities, the department has been underfunded for years, said Tori Kjer, executive director of the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, who pushed for the measure to reach the ballot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

They added that, once restored and refurbished, the building would be "used for the benefit of the wider community of Middleton who rightly cherish it as an important part of Middleton's rich and varied heritage".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

In a clearing spread a vast garden teeming with familiar and exotic plants, the ingredients of all the. varied medicines and liniments favored at court.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Beyond that, Christensen’s advises training in more than one kind of shoe, varying amount of cushioning and stack height.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

She added that the changes had inevitably led to some costs for businesses, and varying collection arrangements can sometimes be "confusing".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

“Atonement” wants you to do more than sympathize with them, preferring we understand the varying degrees of guilt, sorrow and anger that have led Mariam, Lou and Michael to this fraught reunion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Cricket, tennis and softball were all disrupted to varying degrees for a second day in a row.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

They have such varying degrees of color and shape and style.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman




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