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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
fluctuate .
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Examples
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Food became a little more plentiful and fluctuated from the earlier diet of one bowl of rice and a cup of water to three or four bowls of rice a day.
Baird, William A. 1968
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186 Theodemir and his subjects were treated with uncommon lenity; but the rate of tribute appears to have fluctuated from a tenth to a fifth, according to the submission or obstinacy of the Christians.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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One demon, obviously the commander, gave a cry, something that started out a high-pitched, throaty warble and fluctuated in frequency, ending in a low rumble.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Stefan’s Review Forum 2009
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Since then, the number of deaths has fluctuated, going down occasionally but rising most years.
Repatriation flights for illegal immigrants draw criticism 2011
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The number of peers of the realm fluctuated over the years, but generally hovered around five hundred and seventy.
Daily Life in the British Parliament: The House of Lords | Edwardian Promenade 2009
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One demon, obviously the commander, gave a cry, something that started out a high-pitched, throaty warble and fluctuated in frequency, ending in a low rumble.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Stefan’s Review Forum 2009
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Understandably, public perceptions of this form of marriage have fluctuated with the times.
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Since then, the number of deaths has fluctuated, going down occasionally but rising most years.
Repatriation flights for illegal immigrants draw criticism 2011
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Form and fitness have fluctuated for many at this club over Villas-Boas's tenure to date but the manager has been denied Essien's presence throughout.
Michael Essien is back from the wars to boost Chelsea on three fronts 2012
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Buyers with cash to spend on tech startups have enjoyed a period of depressed valuations since last fall, but M&A deals have been few and far between as stock prices have fluctuated and uncertainty has prevailed.
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