stampede

Example Sentences

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In 1974, a stampede at a David Cassidy concert in London was so traumatic that one medic said the scale of the injuries reminded him of the Blitz.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Some investors are seizing on the current stampede out of private credit as a chance to buy into funds at significant discounts to reported net assets.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

And when those collective moods change overnight, there’s a stampede for the exits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

But with plenty of borrowed money going into speculative trades—especially silver—it didn’t take much to cause a stampede for the exits, especially with commodity exchange CME Group also raising margin requirements on various metals.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

But up close, amid the bustle and the stampede, everything just seemed noisy and disconnected.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick