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After a cesarean section, Aryana Jacobs, a 34-year-old health technology analyst in Washington, D.C., was told that her blood pressure was fluctuating.

From New York Times • May 28, 2023

Kuznetsov was fluctuating between the first and second line and was mired in an offensive rut.

From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2022

He took to the track late as the team made repairs to his rear wing, after it was fluctuating when the DRS overtaking aid was open during the first session.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2022

By the time Medina Leon saw a doctor on May 27, her skin had yellowed, her temperature was fluctuating and her heart struggled to pump blood.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2022

The court itself was fluctuating, and ready to turn either way.

From A Woman-Hater by Reade, Charles