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The peso has been fluctuating wildly ahead of mid-term elections next week, disrupting the savings and spending plans of Argentines who fear it can lose even more value after the vote.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

The number waiting more than a year for treatment has been fluctuating but rose again to the highest figure since November 2022, close to 160,000.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024

Its number has been fluctuating since the first group of people came there at the start of a civil war in 2013.

From Reuters • Jun. 9, 2023

The result has been fluctuating and high oil prices, squeezing consumers in the U.S. and Europe with climbing inflation and the rising costs of driving and heating homes.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2022

The King certainly does not go to Scotland, though the decision has been fluctuating for some time past.

From Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) From the Original Family Documents by Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of