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volatile

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


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However, she said in emailed comments that the market would continue to be volatile “given the geopolitical and economic uncertainty.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

But while the festival may lack mass-market blockbusters, there is no shortage of larger-than-life subjects, with films about Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch and the volatile Gallagher brothers from the Britpop band Oasis on the calendar.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Fed officials have been watching so-called core inflation, which strips out volatile food and energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

"We are used to pockets of volatility, it has been volatile few months," she says.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

After she had had some sal volatile and sat still for a few minutes, she said the re was nothing he matter with her except a few bruises.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis




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