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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

Oddly, amid all the Sturm und Drang occasioned by the governor’s infrastructure package, Newsom has refrained from using his regulatory authority over CEQA.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2023

Let’s circle back to the Sturm und Drang about whole milk making kids gain weight — a main reason behind long-standing recommendations that children stop drinking whole milk at age 2.

From Seattle Times Jul. 3, 2023

Instead, they hope the electorate appreciates a leader who ignores the Sturm und Drang to focus on matters like the economy, health care and national security.

From New York Times Apr. 2, 2023

They had, after all, rejected the Sturm und Drang of Du Bois for the accommodationism of Booker T. Washington.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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