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In Landman Season 2, Thornton reprises his role as Tommy Norris, a fixer for M-Tex Oil in the volatile oil industry in West Texas.—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026 This is primarily due to what the network said is a weak Alaska economy—scoring only 110 out of 445—thanks largely to a reliance on volatile oil prices.—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025 The constant stream of headlines out of the Persian Gulf has led to a highly volatile oil market and a steep pullback in a fund that has burned investors plenty of times before.—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 24 June 2025 The volatile oils that give bay leaves their distinct odor and flavors repel flies, moths, cockroaches, and even mice.—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for volatile oil