Word: panic
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...sport in the picture); and how this year my wardrobe consists of lux sweaters in various shades of blue and grey and moccasins by Ermenegildo Zegna—I look back at that picture and wonder if I’m even the same person.In a state of panic, I fish out those old cargo pants—still in my closet, I’m very sentimental—and try them on to see if the me I see is anything like the me I am today. But then, I take a closer look at the mirror...
...recent tumult not as nauseating but as necessary. "You read all these things" about the markets, says shareholder Kip Van Kempen, an insurance broker from Toronto, "and you don't want to be in housing; you don't want to be in U.S. equities. Buffett reminds you not to panic, to be patient. That's a lesson you don't hear very often...
...much of the country, though the military and government workers continue to get subsidized food supplies). The result, according to the "fragmentary" evidence compiled by the Peterson Institute, has been a tripling of food prices just in the last year - a run-up so sharp that it signals the panic buying often associated with pre-famine conditions...
...they hunt. Similar discussion is ongoing in Canada, where two-thirds of the world's estimated 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears reside. Last week, a Canadian scientific committee ruled that the bears should be considered a "special concern species," meaning there's reason for concern but not panic...
...broken rhythm as he sharpened the scythe. “Perhaps next time we could do it in the house,” he said. “I’m quite interested in your house, actually.”Now Felicity really could not breathe. In a panic, without even bothering to put on her clothes, she made to rush from the stable.The Stable Boy caught her easily at the door. He ran his fingers through her hair, tugged her head back, and kissed her full on the mouth. The strength drained from Felicity’s legs...