volatile
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Nopakorn Hansanant, a San Francisco-based sales associate, invested in bitcoin and ether during the pandemic but eventually unloaded his entire position in 2021 after finding them too volatile and difficult to understand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
On Earth, these processes help regulate climate and support the long-term cycling of water and other volatile elements.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Nepal's floods are a warning for India - not simply because water flows south across the border, but because the two countries share a vast and increasingly volatile Himalayan river system.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The dynamics of the market have changed, as investors look to hide from the more volatile areas, such as longer-dated bonds.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Most walked around in a state of critical dehydration and malnutrition and as a result were irritable, volatile, light-headed, bleary, nauseated, gaunt, and crampy.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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