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tantrum

[tan-truhm] / ˈtæn trəm /


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It’s the same feeling that a petulant toddler has when throwing a tantrum toward its parents.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

The VIX is in the middle of its largest four-day pickup since the April 2025 tariff tantrum, per Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

But commenters on social media have turned the accusation back on Altman, with some likening his post to "the digital equivalent of a toddler throwing a tantrum".

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

It looked like a late-night office tantrum by an architect sick and tired of fitting parking spaces into garages, and in a sense it was.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Only Katherine would have a tantrum in the midst of fleeing for her life.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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