volatile
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Some viewed him positively but others described him as volatile and insulting.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
“Market and economic concentration is in one new sector that is highly volatile and risky—and is super-popular among unsophisticated investors,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
The core CPI, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, is expected to increase 2.9% year-over-year compared with 2.8% previously.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Furthermore, both of these low-volatility indexes were roughly 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
Some distant, rational part of my mind thought: of course, to make it volatile.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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