panicked
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The 37-year-old from Brentwood said smoke entered the rear carriage and led to "panicked" people running in fear.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The person then reportedly "panicked and left the premises" after realising what had happened, according to the Ofcom statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 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
Although his panicked gang scattered after that ridiculous failure, Booth hoped to try again.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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