tantrum
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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
Rather than addressing the substantive crisis of military readiness, however, Pentagon officials threw a tantrum.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
Opting for the EcoBoost amounts to a tantrum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Cato has finished the first phase of his tantrum and takes out his anger on the smoking remains by kicking open various containers.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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Toddler tantrums and teenage behaviour, she argues, should be viewed through a lens of ongoing brain development, not 'they're being naughty' or 'they hate me'.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Krissy West, a school physical therapist and mother from New Hampshire, started advocating for more recess last year, after seeing her daughter Daisy get overwhelmed, sometimes resulting in tantrums after school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 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
The Queen, who was used to the tantrums of her senior officials, ignored him completely.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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