panic
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"So it could be panic, it could be anxiety. It's experiencing it all at the same time."
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
So if golf courses aren’t causing a national water panic, I’m not sure why data centers should.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Probably they reason that panic always leads to regulation and want to appear reasonable and well-intentioned to their eventual regulators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Signs are emerging that the latest attacks could trigger an acute market panic, with Brent crude buyers paying a steep premium for early delivery — an indication that the industry fears an impending supply crisis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
He saw the panic in his face as the police drew closer, and he watched his body slowly blend into the background and disappear entirely.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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If a cat panics, Mathers said, anything could happen, including losing the pet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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
Throughout the 1800s and early 1900s, the federal government stepped in repeatedly during banking panics to stabilize the system.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 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
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
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His home isn’t oceanfront, so he’s not too panicked about the upcoming winter, but he will be prepared for likely flooding, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 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
Lifesaving Association warns prospective lifeguards that “a panicked victim, desperate for buoyant support, is a very real threat to an approaching rescuer.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
"I noticed at the start of this year, there were a lot of fake items on there. I think they panicked, rightly so...and they've reacted with AI."
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Boo Hag looks at me with panicked eyes.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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Hartnett has often reminded investors of late that markets stop panicking when the Fed starts panicking.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Loum Tchaouna: The winger provided some threat for Coventry on the wing and his speculative acrobatic effort in the first half had Raya panicking for a second.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“I’ve been saying ‘bond traders can stop panicking when the Fed starts panicking.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
"We were here at home panicking a little, in our bodies, my arms were still shaking," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
We ride in silence apart from the nineties hip-hop mix he’s got playing, and I’m panicking a little—I hate surprises—but the smell of his cologne is definitely helping.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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