panicky
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The example is from Ozu’s 1929 “Days of Youth,” in which a suitor gets paint on his hand, knows it, and gets panicky trying to hide it from his would-be sweetheart.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
In fact, cash levels remained unaltered from March at 4.3%, still some way off the panicky highs of 4.8% in April 2025 and 6.3% in October 2022.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Diving supplies, stratospheric prices, and rules and regs for who could buy how much gas and when sent Americans into panicky buying habits.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
Markets bounced back by May, suggesting the “triple red” was just a panicky hiccup.
From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025
“Look how much I’ve disappeared since yesterday,” Radi said, his voice panicky.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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