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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

However, Friday's selloff did not mark a global market panic.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 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

Though Hong Kong has overtaken Switzerland as the number one in cross-border wealth management, rather than enter panic mode, Swiss banks seem unruffled -- feeling it bolsters the case against looming tighter banking regulations.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

His face is a mix of excitement and panic.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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