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panics

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

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While they fight over custody she panics and plans to run away with Nino.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 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

He starts coughing—hard—and everyone panics, rushing to get him water, tissues.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan