stampede

Example Sentences

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The wave of redemptions at private-credit funds is starting to resemble a stampede.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Some investors are seizing on the current stampede out of private credit as a chance to buy into funds at significant discounts to reported net assets.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

That's when "a stampede" began for the main exit, she says, and Fred desperately pushed her ahead in the crowd.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

But as the Argentine rappers, decked out in Versace, plowed through their catchiest hits like “Dumbai” and “Sheesh,” a dancing stampede made its way over.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

So the pet parade turned into a stampede of dogs and cats and turtles and hamsters and guinea pigs.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson