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bank run

取り付け ／ bank-run　—　Phenomena

Depositors crowding in all at once to draw their money out.

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⚠ The reason a bank run occurs is not whether the bank is actually in danger. It happens simply because people think, 'Others might go to withdraw their money'. Even a sound bank will inevitably collapse if all its depositors arrive at the same time.