volatile

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However, Tesla recalls attract a lot of scrutiny because it the company’s shares are volatile and the Elon Musk-led company is the world’s most valuable car maker by a factor of almost six.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The extracted volatile organic compounds were then sent for analysis at a San Luis Obispo laboratory operated by Hoyt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The brokerage downgrades the stock’s rating to hold from buy and lowers the target price to 4,150 rupiah from 5,100 rupiah to reflect higher cost of equity assumption due to a more volatile macroeconomic backdrop.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Overall trade with Iran has generally remained volatile in the decades since, with outright bans on pistachio imports lasting years at a time.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

They created the American republic, then held it together throughout the volatile and vulnerable early years by sustaining their presence until national habits and customs took root.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis