hysteria
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This is very bad, although hardly a Ghostbusters-style, apocalyptic vision that includes human sacrifice and mass hysteria.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
And some of the biggest software-sector declines on Friday seemed largely unrelated to the AI hysteria around Block’s layoffs.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
That decision prompted Jim Paterson, Lomond Banks' development director, to say opponents of the plan had run a campaign with "baseless and offensive" claims about the plan, claiming this was rooted in "hysteria and mistruth".
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
But both AI boosterism and backlash about AI killing jobs are whipping up public hysteria.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
“Suddenly you’re very smug,” Mrs. Levy said in a voice that bordered on hysteria.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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