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tantrum

[tan-truhm] / ˈtæn trəm /


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The Magnificent Seven on Thursday suffered their biggest one-day drop since the tariff tantrum in April 2025, with an index of the group shedding almost $800 billion in market value.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Casting Luddites as anti-technology has mired a historical labor uprising as a destructive tantrum thrown by fearful, hidebound cranks.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

This rip-roaring AI-powered bull market has already overcome a handful of potentially existential challenges, from the 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank to last year’s tariff tantrum.

From MarketWatch May 20, 2026

She said that, while they were alone, she tried to speak to him about "bringing everything up" with the onscreen experts but he "threw a temper tantrum and threatened to leave".

From BBC May 18, 2026

When he heard this, Mike Teavee flew into a terrible tantrum.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl

And the real pain comes when you think back to the times when the whole parenting thing seemed too much: the sleepless nights, the tears, the teenage tantrums.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Though sometimes moody and no stranger to tantrums, Tilson Thomas once stormed off the Hollywood Bowl stage to protest noise from a police helicopter — and won applause for the stunt.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

Take the common problem of tantrums over bedtime.

From BBC Jan. 21, 2026

The dragons are so nasty they make those in “Game of Thrones” look like toddlers having tantrums.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

Of course, I’d kicked up enough tantrums to end the fishing trips by the time I was eleven.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer




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