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Recent Examples of volatility
Overcoming injuries, Jurickson Profar’s 80-game suspension and bullpen volatility has proved too difficult.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
Dollar Tree also saw signs of consumer concerns about prices and volatility as the company reported an increase of 2.6 million new customers, a majority with household incomes of $100K or more, Creedon said.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 June 2025
As with President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the Department of Government Efficiency has created more volatility than value.
—Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
Still, odds are tariff volatility will continue, despite a court ruling last week that Trump doesn’t have the authority to impose blanket taxes on most imports, including from China, Canada and Mexico.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 2 June 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
Dollar Tree also saw signs of consumer concerns about prices and volatility as the company reported an increase of 2.6 million new customers, a majority with household incomes of $100K or more, Creedon said.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 June 2025
As with President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the Department of Government Efficiency has created more volatility than value.
—Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
Still, odds are tariff volatility will continue, despite a court ruling last week that Trump doesn’t have the authority to impose blanket taxes on most imports, including from China, Canada and Mexico.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volatility
Noun
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For comparison, Earth's orbit has an eccentricity of 0.0167 and is therefore close to circular; at the other extreme, an orbital eccentricity of 1 would be parabolic.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
6 June 2025
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Class struggle is reflected in the way that the back-alley heavy, Atticus Hawk, dismisses the ivory-tower eccentricity of the occult specialist Scholar Vitali.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Compounding investor worries are governance issues, including previous allegations of accounting irregularities, delays in SEC filings, and scrutiny from short sellers.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Computer vision uses hardware—like cameras, in this case—and pairs their input with an AI algorithm to identify irregularities or violations.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
3 June 2025
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In the future, do not allow Ruth to borrow your car, and remember her flakiness when making plans.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
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And this can lead to greasiness, dryness, flakiness or itchiness (or some combination of the four) of the scalp.—
Mara Santilli,
Flow Space,
22 May 2025
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“Volatility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volatility. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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