panicking

Example Sentences

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Markets that had been panicking recovered once they knew the Fed would stand behind them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"If I came out and she was panicking I would have been under the pump."

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Even if the market hasn’t crashed, this multi-week decline shows persistent selling pressure, not just a one-time shock, as investors gradually de-risk rather than panicking all at once.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Penn Mutual Managing Director Scott Ellis says that policymakers remain “at the top of our watch list…the old adage that ‘markets stop panicking when policymakers start to’ still seems to resonate.”

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

He was panicking now: He could see no way out, and it was easier, as his fear mounted, to block out Voldemort’s thoughts, though his scar was still burning.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling