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stampede

[stam-peed] / stæmˈpid /


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Stanford and MIT graduates are doing just fine, but a stampede of students into this major over the last two decades produced more coders than companies need.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 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

A scare occurred Saturday at Los Angeles Southwest College in San Pedro, where a loud noise triggered a stampede out of the stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

He fell on the couch, hopping and stumbling, almost landing on Mary Anne, who joined the frenzied stampede of siblings for the stairs.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

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

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 cheer went up, and a dozen kids stampeded into the pillbox.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

The turmoil currently sweeping through the $3 trillion private credit market has investors stampeding out of the funds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 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

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

Horace Danver and his crew had taken to gathering behind the soddie, talking in low growling whispers that seemed to work them up into a stampeding frenzy.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye




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