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volatile

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


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As it is, oil prices remain elevated and have grown volatile in recent days on renewed fighting that threatened fragile ceasefires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

It is hitting one of the most volatile regions of one of the world’s most fragile states.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Some viewed him positively but others described him as volatile and insulting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The stock is particularly volatile amid the debate on its valuation.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 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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