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volatile

[vol-uh-tl, -til, -tahyl] / ˈvɒl ə tl, -tɪl, -ˌtaɪl /


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Volatile trade is likely ahead of the weekend due to the uncertainty around the conflict, NatGasWeather.com says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Volatile elements such as water and nitrogen could help sustain long-term human activity on the moon, reducing the need to ship supplies from Earth and making future exploration more practical.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

Volatile Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis had sacked Nuno even though the Portuguese coach led them into Europe for the first time in 30 years, leaving Postecoglou under pressure to make an immediate impact.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

"Volatile swap rates and a cautionary approach among lenders have led to an abrupt halt in consecutive monthly average rate falls," she said.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

Alchemy reduces these four things to three: The Absolute: the Fixed: the Volatile.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert




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