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stampede

[stam-peed] / stæmˈpid /


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At his own stampede speech, Hogan called separatism "a poison" dividing families across the province.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Eventually, a law enforcement officer dressed in what looked like a leadership uniform came forward to beg crowds not to stampede the entrances.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

President Claudia Sheinbaum said authorities were investigating what went wrong during the deadly stampede at the Angel — but deflected blame from officials.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

Then, right behind them, a stampede of men in UFC T-shirts: the Running of the Bros.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

I try to look back for Aunt Pooh, but the stampede makes it impossible.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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

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

While Coach Hedge was having dinner on the foredeck, a wild pegasus appeared from nowhere, stampeded over the coach’s enchiladas, and flew off again, leaving cheesy hoof prints all across the deck.

From "The Mark of Athena" 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

Smith had taken a bang to the head a few minutes before, bravely throwing himself into the path of a stampeding Nathan Jibulu.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2025

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

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

We stop short of stampeding Jack Kang and the group of Candor that followed him here.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth




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