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tantrum

[tan-truhm] / ˈtæn trəm /


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Markets have gotten used to dismissing consumers’ fears about the economy like a passing tantrum.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

This rip-roaring AI-powered bull market has already overcome a handful of potentially existential challenges, from the 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank to last year’s tariff tantrum.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

She said that, while they were alone, she tried to speak to him about "bringing everything up" with the onscreen experts but he "threw a temper tantrum and threatened to leave".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The little tantrum he threw when asked about it before the Game 5 finale?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Ain't just a tantrum today, baby, I want to say.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon




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