panic

"It was horrible because you start to panic and think: 'What am I supposed to do? Where am I going to get the next food from?'"

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Actors dot the lobby, doing vocal warm-ups between mini panic attacks and greeting old friends from past shows.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

Smith rarely has hit well in the postseason, batting just .206 in 18 series, which may explain Roberts’ lack of panic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

A magnitude-7.7 earthquake jolted Panama on Friday, setting off panic in the capital city and warnings of dangerous tsunami waves.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

I feel panic and terror cover me like a weighted blanket.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

She panics briefly, then gathers herself and finds her confidence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

Throughout the 1800s and early 1900s, the federal government stepped in repeatedly during banking panics to stabilize the system.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026

Among the many tedious features of market panics is the well-known cognitive error of catastrophizing.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026

Whenever somebody stares at Sasha-Jay Davies in a supermarket, she panics, thinking they recognise her face and are about to confront her.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026

To Steve Eisman at FrontPoint Partners, the market seemed mainly stupid or delusional: A financial culture that had experienced so many tiny panics followed by robust booms saw any sell-off as merely another buying opportunity.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

And then she panicked, debating whether she should call him back at 3 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

At times, pilots have panicked, fearing they were running out of runway, and braked too hard, causing accidents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Ali, like others, panicked, saying it seemed the president's announcement had been interpreted by some Kenyans as a signal that foreign nationals were no longer welcome in the country.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

I point this out because investors panicked earlier this week as the bottom appeared to drop out of the market — even if temporarily.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

We exchange a panicked look and make a mad dash to get ready.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

"The kind of person who misses a flight and, instead of panicking, calmly adapts to the situation. This person may still feel stressed, but they're better able to manage it through psychological flexibility."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

The raw emotion of a panicking mother was clear as she desperately pleaded for help to find her only son.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Hartnett has often reminded investors of late that markets stop panicking when the Fed starts panicking.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

“I’ve been saying ‘bond traders can stop panicking when the Fed starts panicking.’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

I was sitting there and I wasn’t panicking any longer.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins