wavering

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Oil prices were wavering following reports of a vessel seized near Iranian waters.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

But U.S. exports have been wavering substantially week-to-week, and the largest share of U.S. jet fuel goes to Canada and Mexico, so there’s only so much available supply to divert to Europe.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The pioneering crypto’s sharp reversal signals a now increasing appetite for risk, with traditional safe-haven assets wavering.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Dane stared straight into the camera in the last few minutes of the Netflix special, his voice wavering when tears welled up in his eyes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

The sun, though not especially hot, was nonetheless so brilliant that it made any fairly distant image—a boy, a boat—seem almost as wavering and refractional as a stick in water.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger