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tirade

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


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The tirade was so pathetic and noneventful that most networks didn’t bother to air it.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, meanwhile said he deplored "the tirade of incendiary rhetoric being used in the Middle East war by all parties", calling it "sickening".

From BBC Apr. 7, 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

Pep Guardiola said his success at Manchester City has come in spite of refereeing decisions going against his side in a tirade following Saturday's 2-0 win over Wolves.

From Barron's Jan. 24, 2026

James Jackson actually made menacing faces at the Quakers in the gallery, called them outright lunatics, then launched into a tirade so emotional and incoherent that reporters in the audience had difficulty recording his words.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

In a better world, perhaps he’d have had a change of heart and repented of his increasingly intolerant tirades.

From Salon May 8, 2026

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

Few if any of even Kim Jong-un’s looniest tirades match these posts for their wild-eyed savagery.

From Slate Apr. 6, 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

This is always how her tirades begin and end: “If Anne were my daughter…” Thank goodness I’m not.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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