stampede
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But with plenty of borrowed money going into speculative trades—especially silver—it didn’t take much to cause a stampede for the exits, especially with commodity exchange CME Group also raising margin requirements on various metals.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 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
The stampede to move to AI to offset tariff costs has put significant upward pressure on the costs for equipment, software and construction of hyperscale data centers.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 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
A whistle roused us at 4:00 when, without even shaking the straw from clothes and hair, the stampede began for the ration of bread and coffee in the center room.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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