panic

Zika can spread from a birthing parent to their child in the womb and cause congenital disabilities, which notoriously led to panic after an outbreak erupted in Brazil in 2015.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

"Police, fire, ambulance -- we're all taught: 'reassure people, keep them safe, and avoid panic, and you know, take charge'," Mullins said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

South Korea's tech-heavy Kospi has been halted multiple times this year under a stock market mechanism known as a circuit breaker, which is designed to calm panic selling.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

The move, in essence, accomplishes the goal originally set out by the administration’s $100,000 levy on H-1B visas for foreign professionals, which caused a panic in Silicon Valley last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

There’s a crumbling, there’s a panic, there’s something else I can’t identify.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 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

This is a movement that thrives on provocation but panics when that very provocation carries consequences.

From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2026

Vincent panics: “I don’t know how you intended those words, nor can I know. Your letter is too brief, but it gave me an unexpected blow right in the chest.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

In Orange County, an email landed in attorney Sabrina Rivera’s inbox in April, from a Colorado man panicked about the status of his immigration case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

When she learned she was pregnant, “I panicked at the thought of spending 18 years in family court,” Ms. Barrett testified.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

"The office swayed violently side-to-side. I was afraid it would collapse. Everyone panicked," Hara said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Many Americans are souring on the technology amid mass layoffs, data center sprawl, reports of chatbot-fueled attacks by unstable users and hacking tools that have panicked cybersecurity professionals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Owen’s first panicked thought was that he was falling into the icy depths of a lake.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

His friend Scarlett was the one who enthusiastically pushed Nasa’s hand up when Hurwitz, panicking, asked if anyone in the audience was an “amazing sight reader.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

To think: We spent months, if not years, panicking about this event, what a tin-eared disaster it might be.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

"The government reports make it sound absolutely terrifying, panicking everyone, right?" said another breakfast shop owner in Keelung surnamed Li, upset at the loss of business from the storm.

From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026

French technology group 2CRSi’s stock tumbled more than 40% after accusations from a New York–based short seller — panicking retail investors in France, who sold other unrelated companies in the space.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026

She clamped her mouth shut, forcing herself not to inhale, but she could barely keep from panicking.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan