hysteria
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The Great One has treated backlash to his both-sides act as hysteria.
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026
Despite the hysteria, it isn’t dead or dying but changed, in ways that make it more attuned to its audiences but less effective as a vehicle for institutional accountability.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is telling the world not to give into hysteria but cooler heads are not at the moment prevailing.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026
"With the look of the wolf - as we've seen with the Preston three - if you get one wandering, you get mass hysteria."
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026
It is only silliness, thought Mrs Helena Kingshaw, and a little bit of shock and hysteria after the accident, making him say those things about Edmund.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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