volatile

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He said: "It is increasingly clear that as the world continues down this volatile path, our long-term national interest requires closer partnership with our allies in Europe and with the European Union."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

That lack of clarity may justify a structural valuation discount that limits the upside in the stock and keeps it volatile going forward.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Futures markets indicate traders are now lined up behind wagers that the Fed’s rate target will end the year flat, although these trades have been volatile in recent weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

However, it is in the volatile, frothy and speculative stock market, dominated by retail traders, where the most damage has been inflicted.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Newsome Park and the hundreds of neighborhoods like it around the country became increasingly volatile, desperate islands where housing, schooling, and every other state- supplied service were left to deteriorate.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly