frantic
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A humanoid’s frantic attempts to stay upright—arms flailing, legs skittering—bears an uncanny resemblance to the choreographed collapses of Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
Oil futures ended a frantic week little changed with prices easing back after a midweek rise to four-month highs on disruptions to Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
He can look frantic in his technical area during games, but has an impressive ability to decompress immediately and speak to the players calmly by the time he has returned to the dressing room.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
But months of negotiations failed to produce a compromise capable of surviving the Senate floor, despite heavy lobbying from the crypto industry and a frantic final effort by Republicans to rewrite the legislation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The kid takes a quick, frantic look around and then races away.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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