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variable

[vair-ee-uh-buhl] / ˈvɛər i ə bəl /


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But he surely understood that this was an incautiously brief period of measurement, for the river’s annual flow was wildly variable, ranging from about 9.1 million to 25 million acre-feet during the 20-year sampling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Professor Jaeyune Ryu, who supervised the research, said, "This study transforms 'local pH' near the electrode from a hidden variable into a controllable design principle."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Some local fog patches are likely first thing, particularly in sheltered rural locations, before lifting to leave spells of sunshine and variable cloud for many.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The one variable he hadn’t taken into account was time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Malin Hebrides, northwest seven to severe gale nine, deepening low moving north- east, rain, becoming variable .

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

"Markets can absorb crude between $70 and $90, but when prices move above $100 a barrel, it starts putting stress on macro-economic variables such as inflation and also company earnings and margins."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Treasury Indicator – takes in 17 variables on momentum, volatility, macro variables, credit performance and correlations.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

The Turbo Electric’s estimated 298 miles of range may be thought of as the limit of a function with lots of variables, including driving style.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

It is difficult to control for all variables.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

I was doing crazy calculations, looking at people, scanning the room, assessing the variables.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah


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