volatile
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“There is this pent-up demand, but it’s been stopped and stalled by these volatile mortgage rates,” said Daryl Fairweather, chief economist at real-estate brokerage Redfin.
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
I have not read them, I am too weak, I suffered Fits of Shaking & he & the Smith Father delivered me back to my Chamber & there administered sal volatile.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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