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volatile

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


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Nestlé’s suite of reliable and steady products can help it ease investors’ AI jitters and serve as a hedge against volatile tech stocks.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The Club World Cup last year was British football fans' first experience of volatile weather in the US.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

That shift has weighed on markets recently, adding to worries about the outlook for artificial-intelligence companies that have sparked a string of volatile sessions and pulled stocks back from records.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“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

He had discovered that grief did not dim with time; it was instead a volatile state of being.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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