panicked
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Students were panicked, Dawadi said, and one girl fainted.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
I point this out because investors panicked earlier this week as the bottom appeared to drop out of the market — even if temporarily.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
Lifesaving Association warns prospective lifeguards that “a panicked victim, desperate for buoyant support, is a very real threat to an approaching rescuer.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
"The water remained low for quite some time, so everyone panicked and ran - I went around to the community health centre, and the people there had already been evacuated."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Until now Penelope had assumed this was merely a neat turn of phrase that authors used to show that someone was well and truly panicked.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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