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Sturm und Drang

[shtoorm oont drahng] / ˌʃtʊərm ʊnt ˈdrɑŋ /
NOUN
storm and stress
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But beneath all the Sturm und Drang, the AI trade had already started to reconfigure itself.

From Barron's Nov. 28, 2025

So has all the Sturm und Drang been a big hullaballoo over nothing?

From Slate Feb. 8, 2023

Sometimes Snider’s Sturm und Drang suggested early feminist boldness, or corresponding public sphere controversy.

From New York Times Jun. 12, 2022

And none of this Sturm und Drang addresses what would seem to be the obvious issue.

From Seattle Times Sep. 20, 2021

For Sturm und Drang, there’s not much to beat the peroration of Frederick Douglass’s 1852 Fourth of July address.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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