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tirade

[tahy-rayd, tahy-rayd] / ˈtaɪ reɪd, taɪˈreɪd /


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Last week Raice summoned the foreign staff to a virtual meeting and delivered a 15-minute tirade that Status obtained on audio and later released in full.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Meanwhile, the actor was seen launching a furious tirade at Bullard after the footballer almost caused his premature departure.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

Simon unleashed a tirade at Coach executive Todd Kahn during their first meeting in the first decade of the 2000s, after the handbag maker tried to renege on deals to open stores in Simon malls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

In the years since it aired, Banks’ infamous tirade, “I was rooting for you! We were all rooting for you!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026

The train slowed, but the fat man’s tirade did not.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

The more immediate question is whether Warsh can survive his first months in office without the tirades and confrontation Powell endured for years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

Delhi has been restrained in its response so far to Trump's tirades, hoping that diplomacy might eventually help secure a trade deal.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025

It’s also the sort of thing that you could imagine Musk spinning out over, causing him to go on late-night X tirades about.

From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2025

Amid his controversial tirades, several businesses including agency CAA, Gap and Adidas cut ties with the rapper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

And to Trip, the whole thing was pure comedy: a glorious slapstick spectacle, complete with bleeped-out tirades and plenty of chair throwing.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng


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