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

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

Scotland banged away in the French 22, never panicking, always in control.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

I thought she was panicking, changing her mind about seeing the cells.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot