tantrum
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Her eldest son was throwing a tantrum, and Rosie found herself wrestling with a familiar worry.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
“The risk,” Bowler stresses, “is that a seemingly benign policy decision produces a disorderly bond market tantrum by undermining confidence in the broader policy mix.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Magnificent Seven on Thursday suffered their biggest one-day drop since the tariff tantrum in April 2025, with an index of the group shedding almost $800 billion in market value.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Casting Luddites as anti-technology has mired a historical labor uprising as a destructive tantrum thrown by fearful, hidebound cranks.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
I thought Joey was going to throw a tantrum.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
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
The president in this book never curses, even when throwing backroom tantrums.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Lubatti’s Berenger is an old baby, given to tantrums and fits of pique.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Take the common problem of tantrums over bedtime.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
Was her handwriting just messy, was she just bad at arithmetic, were her temper tantrums normal, or was it something worse?
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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