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panic

[pan-ik] / ˈpæn ɪk /


NOUN
sudden drop in value in financial markets
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Few people do simmering panic as nimbly as Sarah Goldberg.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Hemp insists England are capable of competing with any team and says it is "not time to panic" as they prepare to face Ukraine in their final qualifying match.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

How it happened is a tale of speculation, the oil panic and the rotating winners from artificial intelligence, with a walk-on part for the weird way indexes work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"This detection should not cause panic, but it should reinforce the importance of awareness."

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

To avoid panic, some state officials insisted cholera wasn’t contagious.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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