How to Use volatility in a Sentence
volatility
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Its job is not just to avoid volatility.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 16 June 2026
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But the volatility didn’t end there.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
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People last week searched for volatility and more than found it in the memes.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 14 June 2021
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Market volatility may be bad for bankers, but traders love it.
—WSJ, 13 Jan. 2023
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But volatility is only one kind of risk.
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
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Here are three fool-proof tips to stay ahead of the curve during the volatility to come.
—Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2026
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There is going to be a bit of volatility along with higher prices.
—Heath Kalb, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
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But that was last week and this week is full of potential volatility.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Most who did asked not to be named, citing the volatility of the cartel.
—Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2022
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But this kind of year-over-year volatility is going to become the norm.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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The poster child for the volatility in food prices in Colorado has been eggs.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
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In that light, the sudden uptick in volatility is not a surprise.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 18 June 2025
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That would mean a spike in demand for weapons, and added global volatility.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
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And then this short-term volatility where gas prices are up and natural gas prices are up.
—Andrew Keiper, Fox News, 15 July 2022
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The greater the number of spots, the greater the solar volatility.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 May 2024
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And that volatility is piling up.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
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Investors should brace for more volatility in the weeks, perhaps months, to come.
—Kristin McKenna, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
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One is the asset class’s volatility.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
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One is the asset class’s volatility.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
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Use gold and precious metals as a volatility hedge.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
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That forces you to think about risk of loss, about how much is enough, and about the volatility of the stock market.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
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And when volatility strikes, your systems don’t get a warning.
—Ashok Reddy, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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The stock’s volatility compounds the risk.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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The volatility in the stock market has been a little hard to stomach this week.
—Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, 21 July 2021
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Mostly is what a world with usual volatility around low supply growth will look like.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
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The gas prices are reflective of massive volatility in the price of oil.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2026
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The volatility that Francona spoke about has not been that much of a problem.
—Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 22 Aug. 2022
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Silver's volatility means short-term price swings are common.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Gold has long been viewed as a hedge against inflation and market volatility.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 5 May 2026
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As the Fed begins to change course, more volatility could arrive this fall.
—Julia Horowitz, CNN, 19 Aug. 2021
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