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tantrum

[tan-truhm] / ˈtæn trəm /


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It’s the same feeling that a petulant toddler has when throwing a tantrum toward its parents.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Nvidia now sits at less than 24, after hitting its lowest point since last April’s tariff tantrum earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Corporations buying back their own shares have gotten some of the credit for fueling the stock market’s record-setting comeback from the April tariff tantrum.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

"It was as if he had an internal man tantrum," she said.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

They had to improvise a bed for Alba on the floor because she refused to leave the room, and when they tried to take her out she had her first tantrum.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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