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panic attack

NOUN
anxiety attack
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In a video on Instagram on Saturday, she said she was "all OK, all-clear, which would mean I had a massive panic attack on live TV. I mean, the shame of it."

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Harris had a panic attack while delivering a newscast on ABC’s “Good Morning America” in 2004.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

"I had a panic attack and burst into tears while coming to terms with what happened," she said.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

On the main stage, May Habib, chief executive of an AI platform called Writer, told the audience that Fortune 500 bosses are having a "collective panic attack" on the subject.

From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026

I’d been on the edge of a panic attack, thinking that I’d lose her.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan


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