panicked
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"Suddenly it started to shake and I panicked," 31-year-old hospital customer service official and Maumere resident, Lukas Lotar, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
When my father, a journalist, read the comments, he panicked.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
In Orange County, an email landed in attorney Sabrina Rivera’s inbox in April, from a Colorado man panicked about the status of his immigration case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
When she learned she was pregnant, “I panicked at the thought of spending 18 years in family court,” Ms. Barrett testified.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
She was pacing, her mouth moving with panicked urgency.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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