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panic

[pan-ik] / ˈpæn ɪk /


NOUN
sudden drop in value in financial markets
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What Bagehot actually said was that a central bank must face down a panic by lending freely at a high rate of interest to solvent banks against good collateral.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

During the meal, he had a panic attack and excused himself to call his therapist.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The witness described how the young children and other bystanders had "run across the road" in panic.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Her patients often panic and beg for help, but none have had the resources to travel to another state for care.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

The boy didn’t know much about panic attacks, and he wondered if they felt like when his feelings were so loud he couldn’t hear anything else.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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