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While some of them first had panicked thoughts—what’s going to happen next?

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2024

During the trial last month, prosecutors told the jury that Sanchez had panicked in the Costco and fabricated a narrative to avoid criminal charges, the Southern California News Group reported.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Residents in Padang, a city on the west coast of Sumatra, said they had panicked as tsunami warning sirens wailed and forced evacuation to higher ground in the middle of the night.

From Reuters • Apr. 25, 2023

However, he later admitted it was done willingly and that he had panicked after experiencing a "hallucination".

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2022

Ron had panicked on reading this notice; he had still not managed to Apparate and feared he would not be ready for the test.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling