hysteria
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But both AI boosterism and backlash about AI killing jobs are whipping up public hysteria.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
The gig started as a one-time guest role but “ignited a fan hysteria so intense,” Falchuk said, that the show was rewritten to make Dane a leading man.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 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
He echoed similar statements about Russia's intentions made by Western intelligence agencies, which Moscow dismisses as hysteria.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
They worked therefore with great energy and cheerfulness, though as time crept by there was a suggestion of panic in the energy and hysteria in the cheerfulness.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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