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panic

[pan-ik] / ˈpæn ɪk /


NOUN
sudden drop in value in financial markets
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“I’m in a panic over this lettuce situation,” she admits, referring to the cyclosporiasis outbreaks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

In other words, yields finally are reverting to normal after the low-rate era following the 2008 financial panic and European sovereign crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Somewhere between the ever-changing headlines and the price chart, the oil market lost its appetite for panic.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

A strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia early Saturday, sending thousands running in panic after authorities issued a tsunami warning.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

I don’t even tell her about my panic attack because it would just make her stress out more.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

Until the railroad boom of the 18th century’s second half, the U.S. was actually lagging the U.K., owing to major panics in 1819 and 1837.

From MarketWatch Jul. 3, 2026

Along the way he helped prevent various financial panics from becoming more serious—most notably, the stock market plunge of 22.6% on a single day in October 1987 that became known as Black Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 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

I stood up again in Engel’s cloud of smoke—hadn’t even ordered anything, just as well as it always panics me to have to speak French to strangers.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

"The water remained low for quite some time, so everyone panicked and ran - I went around to the community health centre, and the people there had already been evacuated."

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

"Suddenly it started to shake and I panicked," 31-year-old hospital customer service official and Maumere resident, Lukas Lotar, told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

“When I started doing my research, I got really panicked and thought that I’d made a horrible mistake and this was just going to be impossibly dark,” Hunnam recalls.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

On Friday morning, as the final classes of the week were under way, panicked students began streaming out of a prestigious school just outside Bangkok.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Everyone else is panicked and rattled and near tears, but G always seems like she’s just fine.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

I guess I should have said, ‘bond traders can stop panicking when Scott Bessent starts panicking,” Jim Bianco, president of Bianco Research, posted on X shortly after the announcement.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

I recounted the incident to my therapist, panicking at the prospect of a “date.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

“Markets stop panicking when policymakers stop panicking,” Lee said, quoting billionaire hedge-fund manager David Tepper.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 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

But there’s no guarantee I would be able to touch it without panicking again.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth




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