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panic

[pan-ik] / ˈpæn ɪk /


NOUN
sudden drop in value in financial markets
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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

The result might not have gone their way, but a 3-0 away defeat by Arsenal in the opening game of the season is hardly a cause for panic for a newly promoted side anyway.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Fundstrat’s Mark Newton says it’s not time to panic about surging bond yields driving a deeper stock rout.

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

Before he could panic, he picked the biggest one, closest to the moon.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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

Frame it as proof that you’re the kind of person who keeps learning, not someone who panics in the face of emerging technology.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 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

"The water remained low for quite some time, so everyone panicked and ran - I went around to the community health centre, and the people there had already been evacuated."

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The person then reportedly "panicked and left the premises" after realising what had happened, according to the Ofcom statement.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

“When I started doing my research, I got really panicked and thought that I’d made a horrible mistake and this was just going to be impossibly dark,” Hunnam recalls.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

“Kwame,” Autumn signs, her eyes big and panicked.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

“I’ve been saying ‘bond traders can stop panicking when the Fed starts panicking,’” said Jim Bianco, president at Bianco Research.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 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

"The government reports make it sound absolutely terrifying, panicking everyone, right?" said another breakfast shop owner in Keelung surnamed Li, upset at the loss of business from the storm.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

Full-on panicking, and all the comfort she felt from her notes with Keeper melted away like a sugar cube in a cup of hot tea.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake




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