hysteria
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At the very least, I would suggest that the Manchester City scandal, which has driven the already-overheated British media to new heights of hysteria, isn’t really about soccer or sports.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Thomasin McKenzie plays a young woman, Alyce, steeped in her own trauma and loss, who attaches herself to the ploughman, and her ability to express wide-eyed, barely contained hysteria and fear is unmatched.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
“There was hysteria and, in some neighborhoods, customers rushed to supermarkets,” a translator in Tehran said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
While France's superstars dazzled on the pitch, the final is, however, remembered for pre-match hysteria surrounding the world's best player, Brazil striker Ronaldo.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
This state of affairs produced a temporary anarchy and a state of mind bordering on hysteria, particularly among the planter elite.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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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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