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volatile

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


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Insurance on the open market is, as you rightly point out, significantly more expensive than employer-sponsored coverage, and ACA premiums can be volatile.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

Core PCE, which strips out volatile food and energy categories, ticked up to 3.3%, the highest reading since November 2023.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

In a bit of good news, a narrower measure of inflation that omits volatile food and energy costs, known as the core PCE, rose 0.2%.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

He explains that bitcoin remaining within the recent support-resistance range—even with a volatile situation around the U.S.-Iran conflict and the PCE report showing higher inflation—is a positive sign for prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“It’s a volatile compound. An explosive. The less handling, the better.”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray




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