volatile
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At the same time, the magma ocean below acts as a massive storage system for volatile materials, absorbing and releasing gases over billions of years after the planet formed.
From Science Daily
AI can then scrutinize those smells, and the tech can figure out, for instance, exactly what volatile gases comprise a scent, in what combination, and what those combinations mean.
The yield, or interest rate, on two-year government bonds - which indicates how much it would cost to borrow money for two years - has been volatile since the conflict began.
From BBC
The stock has been volatile and now trades 43% off its most recent 52-week high, even after the nice bounce it is enjoying Monday morning.
From Barron's
The Fed’s preferred measure of underlying inflation—the core personal-consumption expenditures price index, which strips out volatile food and energy prices—accelerated to 3.1% in January.
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