volatile
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Ireland’s GDP figures are extremely volatile and driven by the activities of a small number of large U.S. businesses based in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Water is less volatile than methane or carbon dioxide, which means its gas production shuts down more quickly as the comet cools.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
Investors are used to low growth and volatile earnings.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
In my head there was disbelief, and my emotions were volatile – one moment in tears, the next elated because it was going to allow me to go about my daily routine.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Whereas Jackson tended toward a more volatile and pulpit-thumping style reminiscent of an itinerant Presbyterian minister in the revivalistic mode, Smith preferred the more measured cadences of the South Carolina aristocrat steeped in Ciceronian formalities.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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