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tirade

[tahy-rayd, tahy-rayd] / ˈtaɪ reɪd, taɪˈreɪd /


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Amri was the first to see the lengthy tirade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

He made a similar claim in his July 15 tirade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Pep Guardiola said his success at Manchester City has come in spite of refereeing decisions going against his side in a tirade following Saturday's 2-0 win over Wolves.

From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026

Paul stepped on the scales calmly before breaking into a brief, animated and somewhat confusing tirade.

From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025

I heard laughter and turned to see that two men and a young woman had come in during his tirade.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Just last week he quipped about the president’s overnight posting tirades.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

In a better world, perhaps he’d have had a change of heart and repented of his increasingly intolerant tirades.

From Salon ● May 8, 2026

The more immediate question is whether Warsh can survive his first months in office without the tirades and confrontation Powell endured for years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

It’s also the sort of thing that you could imagine Musk spinning out over, causing him to go on late-night X tirades about.

From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2025

And to Trip, the whole thing was pure comedy: a glorious slapstick spectacle, complete with bleeped-out tirades and plenty of chair throwing.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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