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Officials are now moving swiftly to prevent panic and restore confidence by carrying out spot checks on markets across the country.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

This has been the dominant policy mode across the West since the 2008 financial panic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

“I’m in a panic over this lettuce situation,” she admits, referring to the cyclosporiasis outbreaks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Somewhere between the ever-changing headlines and the price chart, the oil market lost its appetite for panic.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026

The panic attack I had that day was because I overreacted to something I shouldn’t have reacted to.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

She panics on red carpets and says interviews make her nervous, although she certainly doesn’t seem it today.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Until the railroad boom of the 18th century’s second half, the U.S. was actually lagging the U.K., owing to major panics in 1819 and 1837.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 3, 2026

Whenever somebody stares at Sasha-Jay Davies in a supermarket, she panics, thinking they recognise her face and are about to confront her.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026

“The Doctors’ Riot of 1788” centers on the New York incident but also tells the broader story of medicine in the early American republic, including quack cures and smallpox panics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

Vincent panics: “I don’t know how you intended those words, nor can I know. Your letter is too brief, but it gave me an unexpected blow right in the chest.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

I point this out because investors panicked earlier this week as the bottom appeared to drop out of the market — even if temporarily.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

"I noticed at the start of this year, there were a lot of fake items on there. I think they panicked, rightly so...and they've reacted with AI."

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

"Suddenly it started to shake and I panicked," 31-year-old hospital customer service official and Maumere resident, Lukas Lotar, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

“I was panicked and I wasn’t thinking straight.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

They had not looked happy to get the mochigashi; they had looked absolutely panicked, as if somebody might steal the sweets from them.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

Loum Tchaouna: The winger provided some threat for Coventry on the wing and his speculative acrobatic effort in the first half had Raya panicking for a second.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

I recounted the incident to my therapist, panicking at the prospect of a “date.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

“Naturally, investors are panicking that we’re about to see cheap domestic supply flood a market that’s been overheating for months,” Nic Puckrin, founder of Coin Bureau and a cross-asset analyst, said in emailed comments.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

“There was a salt era, where people were panicking about sodium content,” Lev Sercarz said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

They rearranged themselves in the face of this, panicking and fluttering just a little.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson