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volatile

[vol-uh-tl, -til, -tahyl] / ˈvɒl ə tl, -tɪl, -ˌtaɪl /


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Volatile organic compounds like benzene, stemming from burnt PVC pipes, have entered drinking water.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Volatile instruments created out of thin air with no intrinsic value by people with limited financial experience may trigger a crisis of confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Volatile Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis had sacked Nuno even though the Portuguese coach led them into Europe for the first time in 30 years, leaving Postecoglou under pressure to make an immediate impact.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission, which reached Mars orbit in 2014, has provided critical data about its upper atmosphere for 10 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

Alchemy reduces the four ideas to the Absolute; the Fixed; the Volatile, 791-l.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert




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