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panic attack

NOUN
anxiety attack
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"I had a panic attack and burst into tears while coming to terms with what happened," she said.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2026

On the main stage, May Habib, chief executive of an AI platform called Writer, told the audience that Fortune 500 bosses are having a "collective panic attack" on the subject.

From Barron's Apr. 12, 2026

Irish filmmaker John Kelly, who specializes in animation, had a panic attack on an airplane while going through endless flagged emails.

From MarketWatch Mar. 13, 2026

At one point the immersion in words triggered a panic attack, “like I was hearing voices.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 1, 2026

Years later, she’d had a panic attack at a water park in Denver, when Percy and she were assaulted by mechanical spiders.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan



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