volatile
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She’s played everyone from Mary Poppins to the volatile but brilliant wife of the atomic bomb’s inventor, earning an Oscar nod for Oppenheimer in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Methane is an extremely volatile substance that can quickly change from solid ice to gas.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
“All of this adds up to a future-focused company with no shortage of opportunities and risks whose size, profitability, and ambitious timelines set it up for a potentially volatile introduction to public markets.”
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
In my head there was disbelief, and my emotions were volatile – one moment in tears, the next elated because it was going to allow me to go about my daily routine.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
She was the one who put him down to nap, who played even-tempered peacemaker to her volatile sibling.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
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