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panic

[pan-ik] / ˈpæn ɪk /


NOUN
sudden drop in value in financial markets
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In March, only 10 months after the Celtics rang O’Malley in a panic, the surgeon received another call.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

As journalist Jane Coaston argued on the Hysteria podcast, birth rate panic is rarely sincere.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

Almost in a panic, he asked Barbaralee, ‘Please, Mrs. Monday, please take the flag.’

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

It said it all that even after Newcastle equalised through Osula midway through the second half, Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola told his players "not to panic" from the touchline.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

She was, he saw, raw with panic and with love.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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