mercurial

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Chelsea's Cole Palmer showed his quality with a goal in the Euro 2024 final in Berlin and has the sort of mercurial talent that could give England an X-factor in the World Cup.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Master of the trivela, lover of a rabona - mercurial and erratic, but show-stoppingly skilful.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

As Simon Elliott describes in his biography “The African Emperor,” Severus was a mercurial and contradictory character, capable by turns of savagery, cunning, wit and generosity, and always blessed with a sense of the theatrical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

In recent years, the mercurial superstar has faced a number of public and legal dramas.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Ac-cording to members of the extended family, his moods can be dark and mercurial, although they say his famous temper has lost much of its volatility in recent years.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer