hysteria
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“I try to remind myself regularly that there are a lot of ways to respond to stressful circumstances,” she told me, “and hysteria is never going to be a productive way of dealing with things.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Local politicians have taken notice of the hysteria too.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
On TikTok and Instagram, the protein hysteria reached a fever pitch.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
This is very bad, although hardly a Ghostbusters-style, apocalyptic vision that includes human sacrifice and mass hysteria.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
It was a normal enough reaction, and he did not try to block it but, rather, held her firmly and let the hysteria run its course.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
That should cover the hysterias of the moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2024
These photos can be constant reminders, during today’s serial hysterias, of the sorrow that has accompanied the pursuit of a more perfect union.
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2021
Instead, it’s enough to send us into tiny hysterias throughout the day: Do I need to top off my battery before heading out for the night?
From The Verge ● Aug. 17, 2018
Motor mass hysterias — twitching, fainting, stuttering — are more rare and draw more attention.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2012
These hysterias are well known to anybody who spends any time online, though the incidents are extraordinarily rare when viewed in proportion to total Net and Web use.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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