panic-stricken

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Investors waking up to volatile and panic-stricken markets on Monday may be surprised to discover that gold is now in negative territory for the year after a painful bout of profit-taking and deleveraging.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Prosecutors argued that this left his poorly trained, panic-stricken crew effectively useless amid the fire, which possibly originated in a trash can sometime after 2:35 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

“Are you panic-stricken? Are your eyes wide? Do you look furtive?” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

I can remember more than once racing around, panic-stricken, picking up pages before a gust of wind blew them away.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

More than once, the scurvy swab made a panic-stricken dive over the side, preferring to swim ashore, where he would cope ultimately with Dad, instead of meeting the captain on the latter’s own quarterdeck.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey