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Recent Examples of volatility
And geopolitical tensions and overseas conflicts have caused volatility in the stock market, both of which will need to be reduced to support rate reductions this year.
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The price increases have rattled financial markets and raised concerns about prolonged energy volatility, particularly as tensions in the Gulf threaten one of the world’s most critical oil transit routes.
—Chaewon Chung
april 13, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The second half of 2025, however, was marked by volatility in both naturalization applications and approvals.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
Climate volatility, for one, is tightening the constraints of agriculture.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The price increases have rattled financial markets and raised concerns about prolonged energy volatility, particularly as tensions in the Gulf threaten one of the world’s most critical oil transit routes.
—Chaewon Chung
april 13, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The second half of 2025, however, was marked by volatility in both naturalization applications and approvals.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
Climate volatility, for one, is tightening the constraints of agriculture.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volatility
Noun
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Extreme violence is now a large part of this repertoire of arbitrariness.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 Apr. 2026
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The execution of Jesus reveals the utter arbitrariness of political power.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Newsom explains his fickleness differently.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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The fickleness of decisions relieved some and cursed others.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The raid marked the end of the era in which Jackson’s eccentricity—his morphing appearance, his obsession with animals, and above all his love for children—seemed like something to chuckle about.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The curators will swap things in and out as they get used to the eccentricities of the new building.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As an example of this irregularity, between 2000 and 2099, there will be 25 leap days, including the starting year, but in the following three centuries, there will only be 24 leap days.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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Zellige tile has long been a favorite of designers thanks to its natural irregularity, which lends a stunning depth to kitchens.—
Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Yarbrough said the primary benefit of the Pastoria solar project isn’t monetary savings but rather decarbonization, as climate change fueled by fossil fuel emissions is already creating more unpredictability for California’s hydropower.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Tensions can exist, but a ceasefire, backchannel talks or even a frozen conflict is preferable to ongoing unpredictability.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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Others mistakenly describe these acts as flakiness, disobedience, laziness, or personal failure in the absence of context.—
Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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Gentle exfoliants are essential for all skin types, especially those that are prone to flakiness.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This coordination allowed stable energy transfer despite movement and environmental variability.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026
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In those cases, airflow, humidity and temperature can be partially stabilized, reducing the variability that comes with outdoor environments.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Volatility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volatility. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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