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tantrum

[tan-truhm] / ˈtæn trəm /


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The little tantrum he threw when asked about it before the Game 5 finale?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

The rebound from the March selloff has been strong — but stock-market breadth hasn’t been quite as propulsive as what investors witnessed coming out of the April 2025 tariff tantrum.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The joint amicus brief called the department labelling Anthropic a risk "a potentially ruinous sanction" for businesses and little more than a "temper tantrum".

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

The VIX is in the middle of its largest four-day pickup since the April 2025 tariff tantrum, per Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

I must have looked like a child throwing a peculiar, slow-motion tantrum.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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