panic button
Example Sentences
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When people don’t understand that people with serious diagnoses can lead fulfilling lives, they hit the panic button.
From Los Angeles Times
“It’s too early to be hitting the panic button yet,” says Daniel Kritenbrink, a partner at the consultancy The Asia Group and previously the assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
From Barron's
"There is, therefore, absolutely no need to press the 'panic button' today to alarm the nation and the international community."
From BBC
Four losses in 19 matches - in a season which has included a title win in Rotterdam - does not suggest the panic button should be pressed yet.
From BBC
The water alarm was triggered at 8:16 a.m., and the panic button on the keypad by the front door was activated at 8:55 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times
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