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panic

[pan-ik] / ˈpæn ɪk /


NOUN
sudden drop in value in financial markets
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There’s no need to panic about Social Security.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

For context, anything above 0.38 is euphoria, anything below -0.17 is panic.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Support collapsed after a partial core meltdown in 1979 at the Three Mile Island plant in Pennsylvania led to several days of panic, heightening awareness of potential safety risks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Few people do simmering panic as nimbly as Sarah Goldberg.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The thought filled his chest with chaos: something like panic, burgeoning into something like hope.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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