volatile
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He suspects GE Aerospace's recent move is about securing reliability and predictability in the notoriously volatile aircraft manufacturing supply chain.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
There is a whiff of postelection optimism about the housing market that is boosting the battered shares of home builders in an otherwise volatile stock market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Gold futures settled lower as a volatile oil market kept investors concerned about inflation and prospects for higher interest rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
The war has cast a shadow on Persian Gulf nations that have long presented themselves as paragons of stability in a volatile region, mostly unaffected by the conflicts raging in the wider Middle East.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Summertime riots had become an annual event in America’s inner cities, starting with the Los Angeles Watts conflagration in 1965, and the climate in Durham that spring was particularly volatile.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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