stampede

Example Sentences

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And since losses from some of those shorts could be unlimited, the covering of those positions could trigger a stampede of buying, a circumstance known on Wall Street as a short squeeze.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

That's when "a stampede" began for the main exit, she says, and Fred desperately pushed her ahead in the crowd.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

Meanwhile, the grim situation has put a chill into the stampede that invariably follows the exit of a coach at a top program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

But as the Argentine rappers, decked out in Versace, plowed through their catchiest hits like “Dumbai” and “Sheesh,” a dancing stampede made its way over.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

He stared up at the smoking hill of ash and then down at the stampede of footprints around it.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown