stampede
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But what about the elephant stampede that has been under way for the past few years?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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
In the frenzied stampede, his flimsy wooden coffin broke and his white shrouded body tumbled into the crowds.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Then, right behind them, a stampede of men in UFC T-shirts: the Running of the Bros.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
I watched the fence line ahead, praying we wouldn’t run straight into a stampede.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
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The stampedes have been so intense that a number have been forced to institute caps on daily withdrawals.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026
Deadly stampedes and crowd crushes are a common occurrence at big Indian gatherings and religious festivals.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
The deafening roar of the aircraft startled nearby livestock, sending cattle into panicked stampedes.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025
There is not enough space for all who would like to attend, which has caused friction with Israeli authorities, and stampedes have occurred in the past.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024
Anger stampedes through me, hot and lively, and the muffled feeling around my ears falls away, making even this quiet Abnegation street sound loud.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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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
A herd of reporters stampeded toward Hayes and Caputo, and then followed the cop cars and crime-scene vans on foot, shouting for attention as the police vehicles took off toward the precinct on West Eighty-second.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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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
Hockney's Enchanted Tree Pavilion still smells faintly sweet, as if stampeding children once crushed fallen popcorn into its floor.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 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
Beauty-store barbarian Sephora tweens stampeding through skin-care aisles and slathering their baby faces in retinol?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
The auditorium doors were intact—no stampeding Time Suck damage.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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