volatile
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Here’s what else you need to know about in-person voting for what has been a volatile, surprising election.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Unless it’s an extremely volatile stock, I would still take this $10,000 from your savings account rather than your stocks.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Prices of the commodity have been volatile since Israel and the US launched strikes against Iran on 28 February, with potential peace deals and further escalations impacting the market.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The Commerce Department said Thursday that a widely watched measure of “core” consumer inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy items, was 3.3% over the last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
The raids would show the Communists just how irrational and volatile he was.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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