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Recent Examples of volatility
Tighter energy markets and rising volatility are pressuring governments to pass through costs, particularly to large industrial users such as data centers.
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Emma Graham,kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 24 May 2026
Such volatility is abnormal, but particularly so given the tomato market.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Institutions that were once cautious about transition investments are now weighing policy uncertainty against the demonstrated volatility of fossil fuel markets.
—Shyla Raghav, Time, 14 May 2026
Jacobson said there is still fluidity in the mayoral race, especially as voters continue to hang on to their ballots due to the volatility of the California gubernatorial race.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
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Emma Graham,kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 24 May 2026
Such volatility is abnormal, but particularly so given the tomato market.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Institutions that were once cautious about transition investments are now weighing policy uncertainty against the demonstrated volatility of fossil fuel markets.
—Shyla Raghav, Time, 14 May 2026
Jacobson said there is still fluidity in the mayoral race, especially as voters continue to hang on to their ballots due to the volatility of the California gubernatorial race.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volatility
Noun
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To live in greater Los Angeles is to embrace the arbitrariness of it all.—
Meghan Daum,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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In both novels, young people are trying to figure out how life works, confounded by the arbitrariness of what is presented to them as natural.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Harris drove in three runs in the 11-5 win, offering a reminder of baseball’s fickleness.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Newsom explains his fickleness differently.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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That the series houses its mad science experiments and cartoonish fight scenes in familiar packaging goes a long way toward keeping it accessible, but the charming eccentricities and their astute implementation add up to a Spider-story worth investing in — bring on the strange.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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Sure, there are several social butterflies across the zodiac—Leo, Sagittarius, Aquarius, to name a few—but Geminis are famous for their magnetic eccentricity which captivates just about anyone in their orbit.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
21 May 2026
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However, the primary contractor for the Habitation and Logistics Outpost, Northrop Grumman, soon acknowledged there was a manufacturing irregularity.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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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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There’s an unpredictability to her anger that rightfully keeps the other women on guard.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
1 June 2026
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For the person on the grudge is being held against, this make their relationship with the holder feel shaky to the point of unpredictability.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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And agents introduce a new form of flakiness stemming from the fact that LLMs are non-deterministic.—
Ethan Pronev,
Forbes.com,
28 May 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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ASCs cultivate highly specialized teams, minimize procedural variability, and foster a culture of continuous quality improvement that directly enhances clinical outcomes.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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By tracking glucose levels in real time through a wearable sensor and analyzing the data in its app, the company provides personalized insights into patterns like glucose spikes, variability and insulin sensitivity.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2026
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“Volatility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volatility. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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