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tantrum

[tan-truhm] / ˈtæn trəm /


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And a reminder that these millionaires are playing a child’s game, because no one relishes it with quite the joy and verve and passion and emotion and occasional tantrum like Doncic does.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Her eldest son was throwing a tantrum, and Rosie found herself wrestling with a familiar worry.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

“The risk,” Bowler stresses, “is that a seemingly benign policy decision produces a disorderly bond market tantrum by undermining confidence in the broader policy mix.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 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

Everyone was looking at him, as if he were six and throwing a temper tantrum, or like he was a time bomb, about to erupt any second.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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

Its reality format allows for perfect projection and escapism: no coordinating specialists and home care agencies, certainly no paternal tantrums.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

Aboveground, Clark is trapped in his own resentments, throwing temper tantrums like a toddler.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 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

However, from the color of his rays she knew at a glance whether he was hatching a swindle, and she could defuse one of his tantrums with a few simple, mocking words.

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


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