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Recent Examples of volatility
The challenge is how to build economic resilience at scale in a world defined by geopolitical fragmentation, market volatility and compounding risk.
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Sanda Ojiambo,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Having worked in freight markets for almost four decades, Rick LaGore, CEO of InTek Logistics, has observed multiple cycles of volatility in the industry.
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Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Market volatility, tariff shifts, changing consumer behavior, inventory pressure and margin erosion are happening simultaneously, forcing brands and retailers to make faster, more strategic decisions across their businesses.
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Sj Studio,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
Stock market performance has been strong recently, but a major drop earlier this month underlined the volatility of keeping your money fully invested in stocks and bonds.
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Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for volatility
Sanda Ojiambo,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Having worked in freight markets for almost four decades, Rick LaGore, CEO of InTek Logistics, has observed multiple cycles of volatility in the industry.
—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Market volatility, tariff shifts, changing consumer behavior, inventory pressure and margin erosion are happening simultaneously, forcing brands and retailers to make faster, more strategic decisions across their businesses.
—
Sj Studio,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
Stock market performance has been strong recently, but a major drop earlier this month underlined the volatility of keeping your money fully invested in stocks and bonds.
—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for volatility
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volatility
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During the pandemic, Lowe, the father of two boys, wrestled with establishing safety measures at Benjamin, and he was struck by the arbitrariness of many health protocols.
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To live in greater Los Angeles is to embrace the arbitrariness of it all.
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Harris drove in three runs in the 11-5 win, offering a reminder of baseball’s fickleness.
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Newsom explains his fickleness differently.
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The stylistic eccentricities have been dialed back, including the use of old Hollywood film clips to reflect the action and possibly the thoughts of its main character, a cinephile from space, who is both practicing and enacting the work of a private detective.
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Designers embraced audacious concepts, leading to iconic cars like the Corvette and Thunderbird, alongside numerous eccentricities.
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Others are chasing answers for chronic bloating, pain or irregularity that no doctor has been able to explain.
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The immediate trigger for Saturday’s protest was the reported irregularity in a recent exam that quickly became a broader outlet for frustration over India’s education system and limited job opportunities.
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What hooked him was the unpredictability—and the responsibility.
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All of it only added to the unpredictability of the character.
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Women were complaining of redness, flakiness, or peeling with the use of tretinoin, a retinoid that promotes collagen synthesis and elastin renewal.
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And agents introduce a new form of flakiness stemming from the fact that LLMs are non-deterministic.
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However, in New England, silage corn harvest can extend to late October due to labor constraints, unfavorable soil conditions, and weather variability, which can substantially narrow the window for early cover crop establishment using these conventional drill-seeding methods.
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This shift views human variability as an opportunity, transforming accessibility from a reactive function into a strategic lens for understanding people and driving business growth.
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“Volatility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volatility. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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