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panics

  • present tense form of panic (3rd person singular).

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To end repeated banking panics, the Federal Reserve was signed into law in 1913 with a unique public-private system of governance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

She panics briefly, then gathers herself and finds her confidence.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

Among the many tedious features of market panics is the well-known cognitive error of catastrophizing.

From MarketWatch Mar. 13, 2026

Whenever somebody stares at Sasha-Jay Davies in a supermarket, she panics, thinking they recognise her face and are about to confront her.

From BBC Mar. 11, 2026

Spencer, the boy who sits next to me in science, panics.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty