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stampede

[stam-peed] / stæmˈpid /


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Seven people have been arrested in connection with a deadly stampede at a popular tourist destination in Haiti, the country's national police force says.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Stress has been building, as a spate of defaults and losses, combined with fears about the fate of loans to software companies, caused a stampede of individual investors asking for their money back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 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

But with plenty of borrowed money going into speculative trades—especially silver—it didn’t take much to cause a stampede for the exits, especially with commodity exchange CME Group also raising margin requirements on various metals.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

With a roar, the trickle of fleeing theatergoers suddenly became a stampede.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older




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