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stampede

[stam-peed] / stæmˈpid /


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"Correction" is not the word investors want to hear, but the stampede out of AI and technology stocks this week has heightened doubts about the sustainability of the four-year bull run for markets.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

The stampede to cut high-end liability has obscured the damage done to the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The tragedy follows a similar fire in Kinshasa last weekend, where residents died in a stampede at a wedding banquet hall.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

That triggered a stampede of fans trying to leave the stadium after many thought it was a gunshot, San Pedro coach Corey Walsh said Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

Weanling herds stampede around their paddocks several times a day, running all-out to beat one another.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

The stampedes have been so intense that a number have been forced to institute caps on daily withdrawals.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026

He downplayed responsibility for deaths so far by attributing some to "stampedes", but stressed that Iranian authorities had been "told very strongly" where the red lines lay.

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026

Deadly stampedes and crowd crushes are a common occurrence at big Indian gatherings and religious festivals.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025

Human nature hasn’t changed enough since then to shield masses of people from being seduced and intimidated into servility and herd-like stampedes.

From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2025

Hale toiled day and night for a pittance; he rode through storms—hail, lightning, sand—and survived stampedes, guiding the cattle into smaller and smaller circles before they could trample him.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Consumers have stampeded toward protein, and food-industry giants are chasing them with new product innovations.

From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026

Attendees stampeded, pushing and shoving and yelling as if there were one cake, not 1,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025

“Zootopia 2” has already stampeded past $1 billion to surpass its predecessor, and the awards nominations have just begun slithering in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

AI stampeded into America’s collective consciousness over the last year with reports that a science fiction-worthy new tool was landing job interviews, writing publication-worthy books and acing the bar exam.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 24, 2023

The bus driver was the first one out, the passengers yelling as they stampeded after him.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

Even the adults are too absorbed by their screens to notice a herd of dolls stampeding through a house.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

According to Ms. Smith, the LP’s title evoked “the stampeding current of the world, the pitfalls and possibilities of youth.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

For both England Under-20s and Sale's senior side, his stampeding line breaks have become a familiar sight.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024

The thud snapped Seattle’s streak of six consecutive series wins, as the Mariners dropped three of four to a stampeding Twins team that has won 15 of their last 17 games.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024

A hundred kids—only Hillari Kimble stayed behind—turned and raced down eight tennis courts, pastel skirts flapping like stampeding flamingos.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli


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