panic
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I have been disturbed to see how seriously many of my patients have taken the panic around microplastics and fertility to heart, as if using wooden cutting boards will negate age-related infertility, for example.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
But the panic could be going too far, especially for the strongest names in the sector.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
If "the price of oil is going up, inflation is going up and the stock market's going down, he's going to start to panic," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Mandy said she began to panic when she was under the water, but then started to experience a "surreal calm."
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Stopping to catch his breath, Jeremy suddenly realized that the sense of panic and danger filling his head had faded.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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