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Recent Examples of volatility
What looks like volatility is actually opportunity disguised.
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Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Despite recent trade volatility, cotton prices this year have remained reliably flat and relatively low.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
Quite the turnaround for a player once defined by his volatility.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
In addition to market volatility, Generation X is struggling with inflation.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
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Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Despite recent trade volatility, cotton prices this year have remained reliably flat and relatively low.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
Quite the turnaround for a player once defined by his volatility.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
In addition to market volatility, Generation X is struggling with inflation.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volatility
Noun
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For chasers like Olbinski, the monsoon’s fickleness is both a frustration and a thrill.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Even the film’s eccentricities that do feel out of a Pynchon novel — notably Lockjaw’s desire to join a secret society of white supremacists called the Christmas Adventurers Club — read as plausible in the current political climate.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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But in Franz, Kafka is pretty resolute in his identity and his eccentricities, notably in his insistence on writing all his now-famous literary works by hand.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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The AlphaEarth Foundations team told IEEE Spectrum that one limitation in Earth observation is the inherent irregularity and sparsity of the data.—
Shannon Cuthrell,
IEEE Spectrum,
15 Sep. 2025
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Nature, in all its exuberant irregularity, was a common passion for Jean Schlumberger and Rachel Lambert Mellon—he the legendary longtime Tiffany & Co. designer, she the philanthropic green thumb better known as Bunny.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Choosing Xiaoli’s services can be a strategic alternative to the unpredictability of online dating.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Instead of sliding pieces into place, players bounce their disks into a grid—adding just enough unpredictability to keep everyone on their toes.—
Emily Glover,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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The flakiness of the crust and the decadent pumpkin filling made for the perfect fall treat.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Vinopure Acne Serum features salicylic acid derived from wintergreen leaves and antioxidant-rich palmitoyl grapeseed extract sourced from the brand’s vineyards in the South of France, which together leave skin clearer and smoother, without tightness or flakiness.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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This variability highlights the fragile nature of deskless operations.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Sep. 2025
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While there is an overall drying trend, there is normal variability in arid environments.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Volatility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volatility. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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